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*[[Jacobean architecture]] |
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*[[Literature_in_English#Jacobean_literature|Jacobean literature]] |
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*[[Jacobean English]] |
*[[Jacobean English]] (the language used in the [[King James Version]] of the Bible) |
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It is also used to refer to other things relating to the name James, notably the [[Bible|biblical]] [[Epistle of James]]. |
It is also used to refer to other things relating to the name James, notably the [[Bible|biblical]] [[Epistle of James]]. |
Revision as of 05:33, 31 May 2007
Jacobean usually refers to the various aspects of the period of English history that coincides with the reign of James I (1603–1625):
- Jacobean era
- Jacobean architecture
- Jacobean literature
- Jacobean English (the language used in the King James Version of the Bible)
It is also used to refer to other things relating to the name James, notably the biblical Epistle of James.
Jacobean derives from the New Latin Jacobaeus, cognate with James and Jacob.