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Jacobean

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Jacobean
1. History characteristic of or relating to James I (1566--1625) of England or to the period of his rule (1603--25)
2. denoting, relating to, or having the style of architecture used in England during this period, characterized by a combination of late Gothic and Palladian motifs
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It was a farm-house tea, and to Philip very quaint and charming in that Jacobean house.
We have already observed that, as Shakspere's career suggests, there was no abrupt change in either life or literature at the death of Queen Elizabeth in 1603; and in fact the Elizabethan period of literature is often made to include the reign of James I, 1603-1625 (the Jacobean period [Footnote: 'Jaco'bus' is the Latin form of 'James.
When they were together the Jacobean and the Victorian ages were juxtaposed.
 
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