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Jun 19, 1566
Born: June 19, 1566 at Edinburgh Castle
June 19, 1566 at Edinburgh Castle
Father: Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley Mother: Mary Queen of Scots
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Apr 18, 1567
crowned child
King James VI (aged 13 months) is crowned at the Church of the Holy Rude, beside Stirling Castle
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Aug 1, 1582
imprisoned
Ruthven Raid, the Protestant earls of Gowrie and Angus lured James into Ruthven Castle, imprisoned him, and forced Lennox to leave Scotland.
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mother is killed
Mary is beheaded by the order of Queen Elizabeth I of England. -
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Becomes King James I of England, Scotland, and Ireland
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After death of Elizabeth
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Idea to reform the Church of England.
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The Millenary Petition is presented to James
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Smoking
James proclaims that smoking is harmful to the lungs and imposes a tax on tobacco!
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Remeber, remeber the 5th of November
Guy Fawkes and other Catholic dissidents attempt to blow up King and Parliament in The Gunpowder Plot. They are betrayed and arrested.
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The King James Authorized Version of the Bible is published.
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Globe Theatre burns
The Globe Theatre in London burns during a performance of Henry VIII
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Death of Shakespear
Playwright William Shakespeare dies.
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Pilgrim Fathers arrive in the New World
The Pilgrim Fathers set sail for America in the Mayflower.
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Death
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Death of James I, aged 58.
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