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James and the Royal Burghs
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This chapter investigates the evolution and effects of James VII’s policy towards Scotland’s royal burghs. In 1686, the king blamed parliament’s failure to repeal laws against Catholics largely on the burgh representatives. In response, he ordered the suspension of their annual council elections in September 1686; by November 1688, he had nominated some or all of the magistrates and councillors of 48 burghs. Though the crown imposed new men on some burghs, few Catholics achieved urban office under James. While some royal nominations inflamed factional tensions among townsfolk, many of the king’s interventions did little to reshape the oligarchies that governed royal burghs, and some nominations were never implemented. The policy exposes the limitations of James’s centralising agenda, but it nevertheless generated principled opposition from urban elites.
Title: James and the Royal Burghs
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This chapter investigates the evolution and effects of James VII’s policy towards Scotland’s royal burghs.
In 1686, the king blamed parliament’s failure to repeal laws against Catholics largely on the burgh representatives.
In response, he ordered the suspension of their annual council elections in September 1686; by November 1688, he had nominated some or all of the magistrates and councillors of 48 burghs.
Though the crown imposed new men on some burghs, few Catholics achieved urban office under James.
While some royal nominations inflamed factional tensions among townsfolk, many of the king’s interventions did little to reshape the oligarchies that governed royal burghs, and some nominations were never implemented.
The policy exposes the limitations of James’s centralising agenda, but it nevertheless generated principled opposition from urban elites.
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