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James VI and I was buried at Westminster Abbey on the evening before the funeral. Charles I was the chief mourner on the day of the state funeral. He walked from Somerset House to the Abbey. In the procession, the "Banner of the Union of the two Crosses of England and Scotland" was carried by Lord Willoughby de Ersesby. [52]
James I and VI at BBC History; Portraits of King James I and VI at the National Portrait Gallery, London; Works by James VI and I at Project Gutenberg; Works by or about James VI and I at the Internet Archive; Works by James VI and I at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks) Documents on James I curated by The National Archives (United Kingdom)
James VI and I was baptised Roman Catholic, but brought up Presbyterian and leaned Anglican during his rule. He was a lifelong Protestant , but had to cope with issues surrounding the many religious views of his era, including Anglicanism , Presbyterianism , Roman Catholicism and differing opinions of several English Separatists .
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.
Elizabeth I of England died at the end of March 1603, and James VI of Scotland claimed the English throne, without overt opposition. In England and Wales, a substantial number of Catholics were subject to fines if they did not attend Church of England services, under a system of Penal Laws. English Catholics protested loyalty to the Crown, and ...
The Raid of Ruthven, the kidnapping of King James VI of Scotland, was a political conspiracy in Scotland which took place on 23 August 1582. [1] [2] It was composed of several Presbyterian nobles, led by William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie, who abducted the king.
Portrait of James VI and 1, c. 1606, by John de Critz. The Great Contract was a plan submitted to James I and Parliament in 1610 by Robert Cecil.It was an attempt to increase Crown income and ultimately rid it of debt.
The Hampton Court Conference was a meeting in January 1604, convened at Hampton Court Palace, for discussion between King James I of England and representatives of the Church of England, including leading English Puritans. The conference resulted in the 1604 Book of Common Prayer and, in 1611, the King James Version of the Bible.