The Royal Gift

Basilikon Doron

Basilikòn Dȭron: The Royal Gift

Figure 1:  The title page of the Basilikon Doron.

King James VI of Scotland (19th June 1566 – 27th March 1625) - later King James I of England - became fluent in Latin and Greek at an extremely young age.

He wrote a book entitled:

ΒΑΣΙΛΙΚΟΝ ΔΩΡΟΝ [1].

or:

BASILIKON DORON

, which means:

The Kingly Gift

, in 1599.  This book is addressed to his eldest son, Henry Frederick (19th February 1594 – 6th November 1612) , and it is a book advising him on how to become a good monarch.

[1].  βασιλοκὸν δῶρον or basilikòn dȭron , The Kingly Gift, The Royal Gift.  /bɑ.ˌsɪ.lɪ.ˈkɔn ˈdoː.ron/

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