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Period: Apr 19, 1533 to Apr 18, 1540
King Henry VIII has control of the English Church
Catholics struggle in a mainly Protestant country -
Jun 19, 1566
The birth of King James
~Born at Edinburgh Castle -
Feb 10, 1567
King James I father dies.
Lord Darnley Henry Stuart -
Apr 19, 1567
Mary, Queen of Scots forced to renounce throne to her infant son
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Jul 29, 1567
Crowned King James IV of Scotland
~at Stirling Castle -
Mary, Queen of Scots executed for sanctioning the attempted assassination of Elizabeth
~ Mary is beheaded by the order of Queen Elizabeth I of England. -
Married
Anne, Daughter of Frederick II of Denmark and Norway, on November 23, 1589 -
Ascended to the throne
~36 years old -
Plot against James to set his cousin Arabella Stuart on the throne.
~Sir Walter Raleigh is implicated and imprisoned. -
Crowned
~at Westminster Abbey -
James imposes a tax on tobacco
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James publishes his translation of the bible
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James VI forces episcopacy on the Church of Scotland through the Five Articles of Perth.
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Died
~at Theobalds Park, Hertfordshire
~58 years, 9 months, and 7 days~Buried at Westminster Abbey