King James of Scotland IVKing James I of England & Ireland

Kat TsenSophie Zhang

Jade Chen

“I can make a lord, but only God can make a gentleman.”

Early ChildhoodBorn 1566 as James Charles Stuart,

to Mary Queen of Scots and Henry Stuart, Duke of Albany

Descendant of Henry VII, great grandchild of Margaret Tudor

Father was murdered when James was 1, became King

Regency

Ruled Scotland from 1567; was 1 year old, so regents took care until 1981 – gained control

Succeeded last Tudor monarch in 1603 after Elizabeth I passed

Ruled these three nations until his death in 1625

Relationships/SexualityMaintained close relations with male courtiers

Married Anne of Denmark, Produced children

Is thought to be either homosexual or bisexual

Showed no interest in sexHeld strong to his chastity

Philosophy of Rule• Divine Right Monarch-

Absolutist• Arrogant, didn’t

understand country and subjects

• Argument with Parliament

• "Hold no Parliaments, but for the necesitie of new Lawes, which would be but seldome" –Trew Law, James I

Philosophy of Rule• "Hath [God] not made us all in

one island?”• Union of the Crowns (English

and Schottish) - Ireland • "King of Great Britain”- one

monarch, one parliament , one law

• Foreign Policy- ties with Spain• Protestant but preached

religious tolerence

Accomplishments

• English Parliament– Cooperation between monarch & parliament– Profligacy & incompetence of court– Salisbury – Great Contract– Dismissed Parliament in 1610– Ruled without Parliament in 1621

Accomplishments

• Religious:– Truce between Catholics and Presbyterians– Gunpowder Plot: oppression of non-conforming

Catholics– Oath of Allegiance in 1606

• King was kind towards Catholics who took the Oath

– King James Bible– Strict at enforcing conformity

Accomplishments

• Territory:– Founding of first English settlement (Jamestown,

Virginia)– Friendship treaty between England and Scotland– Union of the Crowns– Brought Armada War to end

• Peace treaty signed between countries

Personal Life

• Rarely bathed• Swore• Liked disgusting stories• Bad table manners• Show off• Liked to humiliate others• Homosexual

Conclusion

• Disregard for conditions in England

• Failed to acknowledge differences between England and Scotland

• Government faced growing financial pressures

• Low taxation

Ideals and Legacy

• YES! – removed the Parliament• Successful in uniting England & Scotland• Religious Tolerance• Legacy: King Charles I

– United Kingdom– royal impoverishment– bad relations with Parliament– Divine right by God

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