Anthony Weldon
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Sir Anthony Weldon was an English
17th Century courtier and politician. He is also the purported author of The Court and Character of King James I, although this attribution has been challenged.
The story of Weldon's dismissal from King James
' court for his negative assessment of the Scottish
in A Description of Scotland, is usually taken as the justification for the criticism of James in The Court and Character of King James I. However, it is unclear whether Weldon was the author of either of these works. A Description of Scotland was first published six years before Weldon's dismissal from the court and was not accredited to him until the second half of the 17th century. Likewise The Court and Character of King James I was not accredited to Weldon until after his death in 1648. He did, however, support Parliament
during the English Civil War
, holding and administering the county of Kent
.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
17th Century courtier and politician. He is also the purported author of The Court and Character of King James I, although this attribution has been challenged.
The story of Weldon's dismissal from King James
James I of England
James VI and I was King of Scots as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the English and Scottish crowns on 24 March 1603...
' court for his negative assessment of the Scottish
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
in A Description of Scotland, is usually taken as the justification for the criticism of James in The Court and Character of King James I. However, it is unclear whether Weldon was the author of either of these works. A Description of Scotland was first published six years before Weldon's dismissal from the court and was not accredited to him until the second half of the 17th century. Likewise The Court and Character of King James I was not accredited to Weldon until after his death in 1648. He did, however, support Parliament
Parliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
during the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
, holding and administering the county of Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
.