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Period: Jun 3, 1566 to
KING JAME' BIOGRAPHY & THE GUN POWDER PLOT
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Jun 19, 1566
Born
King James I was born on June 19th, 1566. His parents names were Lord Darnley Henry Stuart and Mary Queen of Scots. -
Feb 19, 1567
Lord found dead
Darnley was found murdered eight months after James was born. -
Apr 17, 1567
Renounce the throne
James' mother married again, but she was forced to renounce the throne of Scotland in favor of her infant son. -
Jul 17, 1567
Baby King
James became King James of Scotland at only thirtteen months old, and was crowned at stirling -
The execution of Mary
Mary fled to England and was later executed following Catholic plots against Elizabeth I. -
Suitable Queen
Anne, Daughter of Frederick II of Denmark and Norway became the wife of James. -
Elizabeth I of England died
Elizabeth l was unmarried and that gave King James an idea. He moved to London and was crowned King James I of England. he was the first of the Stuart Kings of the combined crowns of England and Scotland. -
Plot against James
Plot against James was being planned so his cousin Arabella Stuart may be set on the throne. -
Conference between England and Spain
The Somerset House Peace Conference resulted in peace between England and Spain. The Hampton Court Conference fails to settle the doctrinal differences between the Anglican Church and the Puritan critics. -
Taxes on tabacco
Smoking is harmful to the lungs and imposes a tax on tobacco. -
Guy Fawkes
Guy Fawkes' attempt to blow up the Parliament and created an anti-Catholic reaction, which gave James a temporary popularity which soon dissipated. Guy Fawkes and other Catholic dissidents are betrayed and get arrested for acting on the Gun Powder Plot. -
Executed
The people who plotted the gun powder plot are executed. -
Bible
the King James Authorized Version of the Bible was published, which remains one of the most important English translations of the Bible. -
Capturing Arabella
Arabella Stuart secretly marries William Seymour. James finds out Seymour is imprisoned but later escapes with Arabella. They are captured on the way to France and imprisoned in the Tower of London. -
Elizabeth marries Frederick
James' daughter Elizabeth marries Frederick V, Elector. Their descendants in House of Hanover will eventually inherit the British Throne. -
Theatre burns down
Globe theatre in london burns down. -
Down goes Arabella
Arabella starves herself in the Tower of london and dies. -
The death of King James l
King James died at Theobalds Park, Hertfordshire at age fifty-eight. King James l was buried at Westminster Abbey. -