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  2. Death and funeral of James VI and I - Wikipedia

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    The body of James VI and I and his funeral effigy rested in rooms draped with black cloth at Somerset House, then known as "Denmark House" in honour of his wife Anne of Denmark (died in 1619) The aristocrats at court were expected to follow the cortège from Theobalds or await the arrival of the body at Somerset House, then known as Denmark House.

  3. Gunpowder, Treason & Plot - Wikipedia

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    Gunpowder, Treason & Plot is a 2004 BBC miniseries based upon the lives of Mary, Queen of Scots and her son James VI of Scotland.Written by Jimmy McGovern, the series tells the story behind the Gunpowder Plot in two parts, each centred on one of the respective monarchs.

  4. James VI and I - Wikipedia

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    During James VI's reign, the citizens of the Hebrides were portrayed as lawless barbarians rather than being the cradle of Scottish Christianity and nationhood. Official documents describe the peoples of the Highlands as "void of the knawledge and feir of God" who were prone to "all kynd of barbarous and bestile cruelteis". [ 65 ]

  5. Cultural depictions of James VI and I - Wikipedia

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    James was first depicted in depth for the modern stage in the four-act comedy Jamie the Saxt (1936) by Scottish playwright Robert McLellan.Set in Scotland in the years 1592–94, McLellan's play depicts the King's various conflicts with the Kirk and his Scottish nobles, most particularly with the outlawed Francis Stewart, 5th Earl of Bothwell, in the aftermath of the murder of James Stewart ...

  6. George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham - Wikipedia

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    George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, KG (/ ˈ v ɪ l ər z / VIL-ərz; 20 August 1592 – 23 August 1628), [1] [2] was an English courtier, statesman, and patron of the arts.He was a favourite and self-described "lover" of King James VI and I. [3]

  7. Anne of Denmark - Wikipedia

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    Anne of Denmark (Danish: Anna; 12 December 1574 – 2 March 1619) was the wife of King James VI and I.She was Queen of Scotland from their marriage on 20 August 1589 and Queen of England and Ireland from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until her death in 1619.

  8. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May Get ... - AOL

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    Tissues at the ready, “The Grand Tour” fans – the last ever episode is gearing up to be a tear-jerker. Prime Video has released a nearly three-minute-long trailer for the final episode ...

  9. Union of the Crowns - Wikipedia

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    The Union of the Crowns (Scottish Gaelic: Aonadh nan Crùintean; Scots: Union o the Crouns) [1] [2] was the accession of James VI of Scotland to the throne of the Kingdom of England as James I and the practical unification of some functions (such as overseas diplomacy) of the two separate realms under a single individual on 24 March 1603.