james i

     

In 1604 this king appointed 54 scholars, including Sir Henry Savile, to retranslate the Bible

Trivia about james i

  • He called himself "king of Great Britain" after gaining England's throne in 1603--he was already king of Scotland
  • This successor to Queen Elizabeth I ate like a slob because of his malformed jaws
  • The "Elizabethan" literature of Elizabeth I's reign was followed by the "Jacobean", named for this king
  • On Nov. 5, 1605, Guy Fawkes attempted to blow up this king to avenge persecution of Catholics
  • He was one of Guy Fawkes' main intended victims in the Gunpowder Plot
  • This Scotsman, the first Stuart king of England, was called "The Wisest Fool in Christendom"
  • In 1603 he became the first British monarch of the House of Stuart
  • He succeeded a daughter of Henry VIII in 1603
  • This king who succeeded Elizabeth I wrote a sonnet epitaph on poet Sir Philip Sidney
  • In 1603 he became the first Stuart king of England
  • Shakespeare's theatrical company became known as The King's Men in honor of this king's patronage
  • This son of Mary, Queen of Scots, was the first to call himself King of Great Britain
  • The last monarch to reside in the Tower of London, his mom was Mary, Queen of Scots
  • In 1610 this Scot told Parliament "Kings are...God's lieutenants upon Earth"
  • Guy Fawkes Day commemorates the Gunpowder Plot in which Guy Fawkes tried to blow up this king & his parliament
  • Jamestown, Virginia founded
  • Famed Westminster Abbey organist Orlando Gibbons performed at the funeral of this Stuart King in 1625
  • ...the Union Jack was first used
  • This king commanded a performance of "The Tempest" to celebrate the 1613 wedding of his daughter

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