Today we’re looking at James I of EnglandJames I (5/19/1566 - 3/27/1625) was king of Scotland as James VI and king of England as James I, the first king of the Stuart dynastySome notable feats or facts include:>the son of the Lord of Darnley and the ill-starred Mary, Queen of Scots>his mother was overthrown when he was an infant, eventually beheaded, and he never knew her>was raised a Protestant and became ruler in his own right by 1583>when Queen Elizabeth died without issue in 1603, James succeeded her as English monarch, thereby uniting the thrones of England and Scotland, although the two were still otherwise separate polities until the Act of Union in 1707>James was a decidedly un-warlike king and moved to end the long-running war with Spain>the first English colony in America at Jamestown was named after him>although James had been notorious for his superstitions as Scottish king and even published a book on witchcraft, he was much more tolerant as ruler of England and mostly ceased religious persecutions>Spanish agent Guy Fawkes and other plotters unsuccessfully tried to blow up Parliament in 1605>some speculation that James was a closet homosexual, however he had seven children with his queen Anne of Denmark, making that unlikely>James's eldest son Henry Frederick was his heir to the throne until dying of an illness at 18, so the next son, Charles took over>James died in 1625 at age 58 after suffering health issues caused by years of overeating and drinkingWhat do you think of the man who commissioned the King James Bible?Link to previous thread >>18718062
>>18720359Grats on driving out the original daily thread makerYou are now responsible for making them
>>18720359>some speculation that James was a closet homosexual, however he had seven children with his queen Anne of Denmark, making that unlikelyOscar Wilde had children...
>James disgraced himself only once, in 1612 when he had two Unitarians burned after they refused to recant despite the well-articulated proofs he offered them of Jesus's divinity. However these men were the last individuals ever put to death in England for religious reasons.[2]
>>18720359>although James had been notorious for his superstitions as Scottish king and even published a book on witchcraft, he was much more tolerant as ruler of England and mostly ceased religious persecutionsThe last people killed in Scotland for witchcraft were as late as 1722. The Scots held onto that belief for a long time.
when James and Anne married, the ship transporting her from Denmark to Scotland nearly sank in a storm. he had some people tortured to death on the belief that they had used black magic to cause the storm.
>>18720380His only disgrace was not burning more of them; Un*tarians are scum.
>>18720380Unitarianism was still illegal in England until the 19th century.
He did a not bad job of easing up after a century of Tudor autocracy, but most of the demands for liberty ended up boiling over in his son's reign and bringing him down.
>>18720359Probably the situation is that it would have been difficult for any monarch to fill Elizabeth’s shoes
>>18720428Elizabeth was well-liked in the early years but towards the end everyone was kind of tired of her and awaiting her demise.
>>18720436Happens with every monarch. People were even over Edward III near his end.
I refuse to believe he was a faggot. I have not yet been convinced.
>>18720436What happened is that Francis Drake had had already liberated the Spanish treasure fleet at Acapulco by that time
>>18720441Louis XIV was a grumpy, distant, and strongly religious old guy at the end and had aged out of being the vibrant romantic and party animal he was at 30. The atmosphere at the French court in his last years felt sodden and like a retirement community (also the ongoing War of the Spanish Succession didn't help). Everyone was relieved to see him go.
>>18720452if you have seven kids, i tend to assume not. Richard II was totally gay and he had no children.
>>18720553I even doubt the Richard II being gay narrative because it came after his death from people trying to justify his death. It was certainly susy though.
>>18720359Thank god for King James and the King James Bible.
>>18720415were Tudor reigns the closest time period to which England could become authoritarian ?
>>18720359Dude was a kook.
>>18720879Nah, that be Oliver Cromwell (proto-North Korean dictator)
>>18720387Decentralization means that practices like that can stick around for longer. Monarchs are encouraged to avoid loose cannon practices like witch trials and to instead run organized and structured inquisitions if anything. But when you get far into the provinces, the locals don't have as much adherence to order. Scotland's legal system remained extremely decentralized for a long time.
>>18720879Wouldn't that be William of Normandy? The Normans ruled with a sword in hand.
>>18720359Literally who?
>>18720359Who?
>>18720359The king who gave us the Bible translation
