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Jun 19, 1566
Born
Born in Edinburgh Castle in the year of 1566, son of his father Lord Darnley Henrey Stuart and his mother Mary Queen of Scots. -
Feb 11, 1567
Darnley Dies
Darnley, James father, was murdured 8 months after James was born. -
Mar 17, 1567
James Becomes King
James became King James VI of Scotland aged 13 months in July 1567, and was crowned at Stirling. -
Apr 20, 1567
Queen of Scots Renounces the Throne
His mother married again, but in 1567 was forced to renounce the throne of Scotland. Mary fled to England where she was eventually executed following Catholic plots against Elizabeth I in 1587. -
James First Wife
A suitable Queen was found for him in Anne of Denmark and they were married in 1589. -
James Crowned King of England
When Elizabeth I of England died in 1603 unmarried, James moved to London and was crowned King James I of England the first of the Stuart Kings of the combined crowns of England and Scotland. -
James Says No to Smoking
James proclaims that smoking is harmful to the lungs and imposes a tax on tobacco that enrages the commoners of England. -
The Gunpowder Plot
Guy Fawkes and other Catholic dissidents attempt to blow up King and Parliament in The Gunpowder Plot. They are betrayed and arrested. -
Gunpowder Plotters Are Executed
The Gunpowder plotters are executed. 120 colonists sail for America. -
James Dies
Death of James I at Theobalds Park, aged 58.
