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Jun 19, 1566
King James was born
King James was born at Edinburgh Castle -
Jul 8, 1567
Became King James VI of Scotland
Crowned King James VI of Scotland aged 13 months, and was crowned at Stirling. -
Reforms to the Church of England
The Millenary Petition is presented to James I. It expresses Puritan desires for reforms to the Church of England. -
imprisonment of Sir Walter
Plot against James to set his cousin Arabella Stuart on the throne. Sir Walter Raleigh is implicated and imprisoned. -
Smoking is bad
James proclaims that smoking is harmful to the lungs and imposes a tax on tobacco -
Guy Fawkes trys to murder King James in Gunpowder Plot
Guy Fawkes and other Catholic dissidents attempt to blow up King and Parliament in The Gunpowder Plot. They are betrayed and arrested. -
The Gunpowder plotters are killed
The Gunpowder plotters are hung -
Jamestown founded
Jamestown found in America by the Virginia company -
king james' bible published
The King James Authorized Version of the Bible is published. -
Heretics are burned
Heretics are burned at the stake for the last time in England. -
Second Parliament
Second Parliament of James I meets. -
Shakespeare dies.
Playwright William Shakespeare dies -
King James dies
At Theobalds Park, Hertfordshire, aged 58 years, 9 months, and 7 days, he passes away.
