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King James I
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James I (1566-1625) was King of England from 1603 and Scotland (James VI) from 1567.

Short Biography:

The son of Mary, Queen of Scots, and Lord Darnley, he succeeded on his mother's abdication from the Scottish throne, assumed power in 1583, established a strong centralized authority, and in 1589 married Anne of Denmark (1574-1619).

As successor to Elizabeth in England, he alienated the Puritans by his High Church views and Parliament by his assertion of divine right, and was generall read more...

Tags: king, abdication, divine right

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