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James father is found murdered
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He was born at Edinburgh Castle
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james became King James VI of Scotland aged 13 months in July 1567, and was crowned at Stirling. Mary (his mother) fled to England where she was eventually executed following Catholic plots against Elizabeth I in 1587.
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A suitable Queen was found for him in Anne of Denmark and they were married in 1589.
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When Elizabeth I of England died in 1603 unmarried, James moved to London and was crowned King James I of England
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Guy Fawkes' attempt to blow up Parliament in 1605
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He commissioned the King James Authorized Version of the Bible, published in 1611 which remains one of the most important English translations of the Bible.
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Died 27 March 1625 at Theobalds Park, Hertfordshire, aged 58 years
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