All language subtitles for James I of England

James the sixth was born on June the

19th

1566 added Andra Castle in Scotland on

December the 17th 1566 he was baptised

Charles James into the Catholic religion

and as heir apparent automatically

became Duke of Rothesay Prince and great

steward of Scotland the service was

conducted at Stirling Castle one of his

godparents was Queen Elizabeth the first

James's mother was Mary Queen of Scots

and his father was Henry Stuart Lord

Darnley he was an only Son but his

antecedents were impeccable on both his

maternal and paternal sides both of his

parents were great-grandchildren of

Henry the seventh and his daughter

Margaret Tudor Henry the eighth's elder

sister James married Anne of Denmark and

together had seven children although

only three survived to adulthood

Henry Frederick Prince of Wales

Elizabeth and Charles who would succeed

him James's education would have been

second to none James received a Puritan

based education he would have been

taught to read and write mathematical

skills in languages such as Latin French

and Italian having no senior adult in

his life with his parents both dead

quite often he was flattered into

thinking he was very knowledgeable and

was always right

when in fact this was not always a case

a trait that would unfortunately cause

him a few problems in the future with

the English Parliament James became King

of Scotland when he was just 13 months

old with his mother Mary being forced to

abdicate she eventually fled Scotland

for England where Elizabeth the first

had her incarcerated until her execution

raised in Stirling Castle by the Earl

and Countess of MA James was brought up

in the Protestant faith although

Scotland was ruled by several Regents

whilst James grew up by the age of 17 he

was largely in control of his Kingdom at

the age of 37 he would become King of

England in the absence of an heir to

Queen Elizabeth James was the next

living relative in line to the throne

and upon Queen Elizabeth the first steth

in 1603 he became James the first of

England

James the sixth of Scotland and first of

England would be most remembered for his

being the first king of both Scotland

and England actually making him King of

Scotland England and Ireland and

ultimately Great Britain although he

referred to himself as King of Great

Britain it was only by Proclamation are

not statute he would also be the King

that managed peace between England and

Spain for the longest time having

inherited Elizabeth's realm of wealth

and prosperity he nevertheless had many

confrontations with parliament over

finances having had his life threatened

many times and various attempts foiled

the most serious of which was from Guy

Fawkes Forks his attempt to not only

removed the king and his family but also

the houses of parliament James the first

was largely held in great affection by

the English people the Jacobean period

for which this would become known was a

relatively peaceful time having reigned

over England for the better part of 22

years his declining years saw him begin

to suffer increasingly with arthritis

gout and kidney stones on March the 27th

1625 King James the first of England and

sixth of Scotland died at Theobald's

house after a funeral befitting that of

a king his body was laid to rest in

Westminster Abbey in London

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