James VI\I [1566-1625] -- King of England
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né STUART, James
King of England
a/k/a
England (1603-1625), King: as James I, KingIreland (1603-1625), King: as James I
Scotland (1567-1625), King: as James VI
He was the first to call himself King of Britain,
which designation was made official by the Act of Union, 1707.
Chronology |
1566/06/19 | James is born in Edinburgh Castle, SCT |
1567/06/16 | Mary Queen of Scots, (James' mother) is imprisoned in Lochleven Castle, SCT |
1567/07/24 | Mary is forced to abdicate; James accedes to throne of Scotland as James VI, æ 1y 1m 5d |
1568 | Mary flees to England |
1570 | Earl of Moray, regent of Scotland, assassinated; civil war breaks out |
1571 | Catholic coup in Scotland |
1581 | James VI signs 2nd Confession of Faith in Scotland |
1587 | Mary executed by Elizabeth I |
1589 | James marries Anne of Denmark (or 1590?) |
1603 | Designed the flag of Great Britain |
1603/03/23 | Elizabeth I, Queen of England, dies without issue |
1603/03/25 | James accedes as James I Stuart, King of England and Ireland |
1606 | Virginia Colony founded as a joint-stock company |
1611 | Publication of the authorized King James Bible |
1620 | Plymouth Colony founded |
1625/03/27 | James dies, succeeded by his son as Charles I Stuart |
Bookmarks (off-site links) |
- Works by
- Analyses, critiques and interpretations
- James Stuart True Law
- Works about
- Biographical
- Specific periods, events, aspects
- Queen James and His Courtiers his supposed homosexuality
- Culloden - The Union of the Crowns
- "Royalty, Rumors and Racists" By Stephen A. Coston, Sr. A character rehabilitation.
- King James I: Biography of King James I
- King James I Stuart of England (1566-1625)
- James VI
- The British Monarchy
- Specific periods, events, aspects
- Genealogy
- Memorials, tributes, shrines
- Bibliographies and Link Farms
- Biographical
- Historical context, background
- Gallery
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