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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One year after opening, Perth Museum is to host an exhibition exploring the origins, myths and legacy of Shakespeare’s King ...

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 ...

Ralph Fiennes arrives for an interview with Deadline in the cramped manager’s office at the Prince Charles Cinema just off ...

It was King James VI who secured Protestantism's future in Scotland and he wanted the Kirk firmly under his control. Many agreed that the Kirk should be under the king's direction and James was ...

We often intertwine certain foods with certain cultures. For instance, pasta is Italian, croissant is French, and haggis is ...

Although the peace doesn't last, the couple's great-grandson, James I of England and VI of Scotland, will unite the crowns of Scotland and England 100 years later. The 17-year-old Henry succeeds ...

JAMES I OF England (and V1 of Scotland) was probably the most complex of the Stuarts who actually reigned. If his three successors were, in broadbrush terms, a despot, a womaniser and a fool, James ...