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	==External Links==		==External Links==
	* [http://www.jesus-is-lord.com/kinginde.htm King James I of England (VI of Scotland) website] Contains many pages of historical information on King James I of England & VI of Scotland. (Turn speakers down before entering)		* [http://www.jesus-is-lord.com/kinginde.htm King James I of England (VI of Scotland) website] Contains many pages of historical information on King James I of England & VI of Scotland. (Turn speakers down before entering)

			* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHDiV4EB0Ns YouTube Video - The Real King James] by [[Phil Stringer]]

	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_I_of_England Wikipedia Article on King James I of England]		* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_I_of_England Wikipedia Article on King James I of England]

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
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	==References==		==References==

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	Prior to his ascension in Scotland, his full style was ''Prince James Stuart, Duke of Rothesay, Duke of Albany, Earl of Carrick, Earl of Ross, Lord Renfrew, Lord Ardmannoch, Lord of the Isles, Prince and Great Steward of Scotland''		Prior to his ascension in Scotland, his full style was ''Prince James Stuart, Duke of Rothesay, Duke of Albany, Earl of Carrick, Earl of Ross, Lord Renfrew, Lord Ardmannoch, Lord of the Isles, Prince and Great Steward of Scotland''
	~~{{Infobox British Royalty styles\|england~~
	~~\|name=King James I of England~~
	~~\|dipstyle=[[Majesty\|His Majesty]]~~
	~~\|offstyle=Your Majesty~~
	~~\|altstyle=Sire~~
	}}

	==Children==		==Children==

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King and Parliament

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	==King and Parliament==		==King and Parliament==
	~~{{main\|James I of England and the English Parliament}}~~

	The moment of co-operation between monarch and Parliament following the Gunpowder plot represented a deviation from the norm. Instead, it was the previous session of 1604 that shaped the attitudes of both sides for the rest of the reign, though the initial difficulties owed more to mutual incomprehension than conscious enmity.<ref>Croft, p 63.</ref> On 7 July 1604, James had angrily [[Parliamentary session\|prorogued]] Parliament after failing to win its support either for full [[union of the crowns]] or financial subsidies. "I will not thank where I feel no thanks due," he had remarked in his closing speech. "...I am not of such a stock as to praise fools...You see how many things you did not well...I wish you would make use of your tolet liberty with more modesty in time to come".<ref>Quoted by Croft, p 62.</ref>		The moment of co-operation between monarch and Parliament following the Gunpowder plot represented a deviation from the norm. Instead, it was the previous session of 1604 that shaped the attitudes of both sides for the rest of the reign, though the initial difficulties owed more to mutual incomprehension than conscious enmity.<ref>Croft, p 63.</ref> On 7 July 1604, James had angrily [[Parliamentary session\|prorogued]] Parliament after failing to win its support either for full [[union of the crowns]] or financial subsidies. "I will not thank where I feel no thanks due," he had remarked in his closing speech. "...I am not of such a stock as to praise fools...You see how many things you did not well...I wish you would make use of your tolet liberty with more modesty in time to come".<ref>Quoted by Croft, p 62.</ref>

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 #Sophia Stuart. (Died in June 1607 within 48 hours of birth.)<ref>Croft, p 55; Stewart, p 142; Sophia was buried at [[Henry VII Lady Chapel|King Henry's Chapel]] in a tiny tomb shaped like a cradle. Willson, p 456.</ref>
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Birth

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	James Charles Stuart was the only child of [[Mary I of Scotland\|Mary, Queen of Scots]], and her second husband, [[Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley\|Henry Stuart, Duke of Albany]], commonly known as Lord Darnley. He was a descendant of [[Henry VII of England\|Henry VII]] through his great-grandmother [[Margaret Tudor]], elder sister of [[Henry VIII of England\|Henry VIII]].<ref>[[Margaret Tudor]] was the mother of [[Margaret Douglas]], the future [[countess of Lennox]] and mother of [[Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley]]. She was also the grandmother of [[Mary I of Scotland\|Mary, Queen of Scots]], through her son [[James V of Scotland\|James V]]. Guy, p 54.</ref> Mary's rule over Scotland was insecure, for both she and her husband, being [[Roman Catholic Church in Scotland\|Roman Catholics]], faced a rebellion by the [[Protestantism\|Protestant]] population. Lord Darnley secretly allied himself with the rebels and murdered the Queen's private secretary, [[David Rizzio]].<ref>Guy, pp 248–50.</ref>		James Charles Stuart was the only child of [[Mary I of Scotland\|Mary, Queen of Scots]], and her second husband, [[Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley\|Henry Stuart, Duke of Albany]], commonly known as Lord Darnley. He was a descendant of [[Henry VII of England\|Henry VII]] through his great-grandmother [[Margaret Tudor]], elder sister of [[Henry VIII of England\|Henry VIII]].<ref>[[Margaret Tudor]] was the mother of [[Margaret Douglas]], the future [[countess of Lennox]] and mother of [[Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley]]. She was also the grandmother of [[Mary I of Scotland\|Mary, Queen of Scots]], through her son [[James V of Scotland\|James V]]. Guy, p 54.</ref> Mary's rule over Scotland was insecure, for both she and her husband, being [[Roman Catholic Church in Scotland\|Roman Catholics]], faced a rebellion by the [[Protestantism\|Protestant]] population. Lord Darnley secretly allied himself with the rebels and murdered the Queen's private secretary, [[David Rizzio]].<ref>Guy, pp 248–50.</ref>

	~~[[Image:Memorial to Darnley.jpg\|thumb\|left\|1568 painting by Lieven de Vogeleer depicting a two-year-old James praying for vengeance for the murder of his father, [[Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley]]]]~~

	James was born on 19 June 1566 at [[Edinburgh Castle]], and as the eldest son of the monarch and heir-apparent, automatically became [[Duke of Rothesay]] and [[Lord High Steward#High Stewards of Scotland, ca.1150-present\|Prince and Great Steward of Scotland]]. [[Elizabeth I of England]], as [[godparent\|godmother]] ''in absentia'', sent a magnificent gold [[Baptismal font\|font]] as a christening gift.<ref name=croft11>Croft, p 11.</ref>		James was born on 19 June 1566 at [[Edinburgh Castle]], and as the eldest son of the monarch and heir-apparent, automatically became [[Duke of Rothesay]] and [[Lord High Steward#High Stewards of Scotland, ca.1150-present\|Prince and Great Steward of Scotland]]. [[Elizabeth I of England]], as [[godparent\|godmother]] ''in absentia'', sent a magnificent gold [[Baptismal font\|font]] as a christening gift.<ref name=croft11>Croft, p 11.</ref>

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English throne

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	==English throne==		==English throne==
	===Proclaimed King of England===		===Proclaimed King of England===
	~~{{main\|Union of the Crowns}}~~
	~~{{House of Stuart\|james1}}~~
	From 1601, in the last years of Elizabeth I's life, certain English politicians, notably her chief minister [[Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury\|Sir Robert Cecil]],<ref>James described Cecil as "king there in effect". Croft, p 48.</ref> maintained a secret correspondence with James in order to prepare in advance for a smooth succession. In March 1603, with the Queen clearly dying, Cecil sent James a draft proclamation of his accession to the English throne. Elizabeth died in the early hours of 24 March, and James was proclaimed king in London later the same day.<ref>Croft, p 49; Willson, p 158.</ref> As James headed south, his new subjects flocked to see him, relieved that the succession had triggered neither unrest nor invasion.<ref>Croft, p 50.</ref> When he entered London, he was mobbed.<ref>Stewart, p 169.</ref> James's English coronation took place on 25 July, with elaborate allegories provided by dramatic poets such as [[Thomas Dekker (poet)\|Thomas Dekker]] and [[Ben Jonson]], though an outbreak of the plague restricted festivities.<ref>Stewart, p 172.</ref>		From 1601, in the last years of Elizabeth I's life, certain English politicians, notably her chief minister [[Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury\|Sir Robert Cecil]],<ref>James described Cecil as "king there in effect". Croft, p 48.</ref> maintained a secret correspondence with James in order to prepare in advance for a smooth succession. In March 1603, with the Queen clearly dying, Cecil sent James a draft proclamation of his accession to the English throne. Elizabeth died in the early hours of 24 March, and James was proclaimed king in London later the same day.<ref>Croft, p 49; Willson, p 158.</ref> As James headed south, his new subjects flocked to see him, relieved that the succession had triggered neither unrest nor invasion.<ref>Croft, p 50.</ref> When he entered London, he was mobbed.<ref>Stewart, p 169.</ref> James's English coronation took place on 25 July, with elaborate allegories provided by dramatic poets such as [[Thomas Dekker (poet)\|Thomas Dekker]] and [[Ben Jonson]], though an outbreak of the plague restricted festivities.<ref>Stewart, p 172.</ref>

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	*Akrigg, G. P. V (1978). ''Jacobean Pageant: The Court of King James I''. New York: Atheneum. ISBN 0-689-70003-2.		*Akrigg, G. P. V (1978). ''Jacobean Pageant: The Court of King James I''. New York: Atheneum. ISBN 0-689-70003-2.
	*{{cite book\|last=Chambers\|first=Robert\|authorlink=Robert Chambers\|title=Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen\|year=1856\|publisher=Blackie and Son\|location=London\|chapter=James VI\|chapterurl=http://www.electricscotland.com/history/other/james6.htm}}
	*{{cite book\|last=Fraser\|first=Antonia\|authorlink=Antonia Fraser\|title=King James VI of Scotland, I of England\|year=1974\|publisher=Weidenfeld and Nicolson\|location=London\|isbn=0-297-76775-5}}
	*Houston, S J. ''James I''. Longman Publishing Group (June 1974), Seminar Studies ISBN 0582352088.
	*{{cite book\|last=Lee\|first=Maurice\|title=Great Britain's Solomon: James VI and I in his Three Kingdoms\|year=1990\|publisher=University of Illinois Press\|location=Urbana\|isbn=0-252-01686-6}}
	*[[Roger Lockyer\|Lockyer, Roger]] (1998). ''James VI and I''. Longman. 2nd edition.		*[[Roger Lockyer\|Lockyer, Roger]] (1998). ''James VI and I''. Longman. 2nd edition.
	*[[Roger Lockyer\|Lockyer, Roger]] (1999). ''The Early Stuarts: The Political History of England 1603-1642. Longman.		*[[Roger Lockyer\|Lockyer, Roger]] (1999). ''The Early Stuarts: The Political History of England 1603-1642. Longman.
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	*"Preaching to the Converted? Perspectives on the Scottish Reformation," in ''The Renaissance in Scotland: Studies in Literature, Religion, History and Culture''. - AA MacDonald, M. Lynch and IB Cowan (Leiden, 1994)		*"Preaching to the Converted? Perspectives on the Scottish Reformation," in ''The Renaissance in Scotland: Studies in Literature, Religion, History and Culture''. - AA MacDonald, M. Lynch and IB Cowan (Leiden, 1994)
	*Peck, Linda Levy (1982). ''Northampton: Patronage and Policy at the Court of James I.'' Harper Collins. ISBN 0049421778.		*Peck, Linda Levy (1982). ''Northampton: Patronage and Policy at the Court of James I.'' Harper Collins. ISBN 0049421778.
	*{{cite book\|last=Williamson\|first=David\|title=The National Portrait Gallery History of the Kings and Queens of England\|year=1998\|publisher=National Portrait Gallery\|location=London\|isbn=1-85514-228-7}}

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	James Charles Stuart was the only child of [[Mary I of Scotland\|Mary, Queen of Scots]], and her second husband, [[Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley\|Henry Stuart, Duke of Albany]], commonly known as Lord Darnley. He was a descendant of [[Henry VII of England\|Henry VII]] through his great-grandmother [[Margaret Tudor]], elder sister of [[Henry VIII of England\|Henry VIII]].<ref>[[Margaret Tudor]] was the mother of [[Margaret Douglas]], the future [[countess of Lennox]] and mother of [[Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley]]. She was also the grandmother of [[Mary I of Scotland\|Mary, Queen of Scots]], through her son [[James V of Scotland\|James V]]. Guy, p 54.</ref> Mary's rule over Scotland was insecure, for both she and her husband, being [[Roman Catholic Church in Scotland\|Roman Catholics]], faced a rebellion by the [[Protestantism\|Protestant]] population. Lord Darnley secretly allied himself with the rebels and murdered the Queen's private secretary, [[David Rizzio]].<ref>Guy, pp 248–50.</ref>		James Charles Stuart was the only child of [[Mary I of Scotland\|Mary, Queen of Scots]], and her second husband, [[Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley\|Henry Stuart, Duke of Albany]], commonly known as Lord Darnley. He was a descendant of [[Henry VII of England\|Henry VII]] through his great-grandmother [[Margaret Tudor]], elder sister of [[Henry VIII of England\|Henry VIII]].<ref>[[Margaret Tudor]] was the mother of [[Margaret Douglas]], the future [[countess of Lennox]] and mother of [[Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley]]. She was also the grandmother of [[Mary I of Scotland\|Mary, Queen of Scots]], through her son [[James V of Scotland\|James V]]. Guy, p 54.</ref> Mary's rule over Scotland was insecure, for both she and her husband, being [[Roman Catholic Church in Scotland\|Roman Catholics]], faced a rebellion by the [[Protestantism\|Protestant]] population. Lord Darnley secretly allied himself with the rebels and murdered the Queen's private secretary, [[David Rizzio]].<ref>Guy, pp 248–50.</ref>

	~~[[Image:Memorial to Darnley.jpg\|thumb\|left\|1568 painting by Lieven de Vogeleer depicting a two-year-old James praying for vengeance for the murder of his father, [[Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley]]]]~~

	James was born on 19 June 1566 at [[Edinburgh Castle]], and as the eldest son of the monarch and heir-apparent, automatically became [[Duke of Rothesay]] and [[Lord High Steward#High Stewards of Scotland, ca.1150-present\|Prince and Great Steward of Scotland]]. [[Elizabeth I of England]], as [[godparent\|godmother]] ''in absentia'', sent a magnificent gold [[Baptismal font\|font]] as a christening gift.<ref name=croft11>Croft, p 11.</ref>		James was born on 19 June 1566 at [[Edinburgh Castle]], and as the eldest son of the monarch and heir-apparent, automatically became [[Duke of Rothesay]] and [[Lord High Steward#High Stewards of Scotland, ca.1150-present\|Prince and Great Steward of Scotland]]. [[Elizabeth I of England]], as [[godparent\|godmother]] ''in absentia'', sent a magnificent gold [[Baptismal font\|font]] as a christening gift.<ref name=croft11>Croft, p 11.</ref>