Eventually in 1603 Elizabeth died and James was offered the throne. The succession passed smoothly and James VI of Scotland became James I of England and Ireland. Although promising to return to ...

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Other accused witches included Agnes Sampson, a respected elderly woman in North Berwick and Dr John Fian, a local schoolmaster. Like Gillis Duncan they were both tortured, with Sampson having her ...

The town is now best known as a seaside town that's perfect for a family getaway - but this wasn't always the case, and the village actually has a rather dark history.

He proved to be a shrewd ruler who effectively controlled the various religious and political factions in Scotland. In 1586, James and Elizabeth I became allies under the Treaty of Berwick.

James Stuart was born at Edinburgh Castle in Scotland on 19th June 1566, the only son of Mary, Queen of Scots and her second husband Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley. He was crowned James VI of Scotland in ...

King James VI of Scotland, commonly known as King James I of England, and his son, Charles I, were at the forefront of the controversies surrounding the Scottish Reformation in the 1600s.

When in 1601 Edinburgh suffered the ravages of plague and King James VI was staying at the castle in Burntisland, the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland was held in the new church of ...

She married secondly in 1565 Henry, Lord Darnley, son of Margaret Stewart, Countess of Lennox, in 1565 and had one son who became King James VI of Scotland and I of England. After Darnley's mysterious ...

The King is known as King James VI of Scotland and King James I of England, and the show follows Mary Villier as she encourages her charismatic son, George, to seduce the King. In the mini-drama ...

The succession passed smoothly and James VI of Scotland became James I of England and Ireland. Although promising to return to Scotland every couple of years, in truth James became a stranger to ...