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James VI and I: Style & Early ReignJames VI, King of Scotland
Youth, EducationMarriage, Protestant
Internat’l
Political TheoriesIdeas of ResistanceTowards Absolute
Monarchy
Early Challenges for James IUnion of England &
ScotlandPuritansCatholics
Crown FinancesJames’ Situation
Debt, Extravagance
Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury
Parliament
James VI, c. 1590, Anon.; NPG
James VI, King of Scotland, b. 1566Youth & Education
Crowned as Protestant, 1567(Mary’s Abdication)
Minority/Regency to 1584George Buchanan
Humanist Scholar, Latin, Greek
Anti-Mary; Resistance Theory
Peter YoungClassics, History, Logic,
RhetoricRoyal Library; Diplomacy
Marriage and the Prot. InternationalAnna of Denmark, m. 1589Plans with Denmark, H.R.E.
PrincesAnti-Catholicism; Spain, FranceShowing Protestant Colors
International Alliances
George Buchanan, after Arnold Bronckhorst, 1581; NPG
James’ Political TheoriesResistance Theorists
Buchanan, De Jure Regni Apud Scotos, ‘79
Constit. Monarchy; Deposing Power
Huguenots, Swiss Calvinists
James’ WritingsTrve Lawe of Free Monarchies, ’98Divine Right Theory; Apostolic
SuccessionBasilikon Doron, ‘99Practical Manual for Prince Henry
Towards a Theory of AbsolutismKings Came Before ParliamentsOld Testament ArgumentsLaws made by Kings, not for KingsKings’ Second Only to God’s
Early Challenges for James I, r. 1603-25
Union of England & ScotlandOne Sovereign, One Island
“Great Britain”English Xenophobia
Scottish FavoritismUnion of Institutions FailedUnion of Houses Succeeds
PuritansMillenary Petition for
ReformHigh Hopes for Scottish
KingHampton Court
Conference, ‘04Puritans v. Bishops
James Sides with Episcopacy
No Bishop, No KingNew Translation: KJV, 1611
Early Models for the Union Jack, by Charles Howard, Earl of Nottingham
Early Challenges with CatholicsCatholic Hopes
Spanish Invasion; Son of Mary, Q.S.James Mild at First
Gunpowder, Nov. 5, 1605Robert Catesby, Thomas WinterGuy (Guido) FawkesThomas Percy, E. NorthumberlandRenting Vault below H.o.L.; c. 36
BarrelsA Letter to Wm. Parker, Baron
MonteagleThe Plot Discovered Night of
Nov. 4Failed Rebellion in the Midlands
Oath of Allegiance & Recusancy Fines, 1606Securing Loyalty; Stridently Anti-
papalTo Ensure Catholic Obedience
Letter Sent to Monteagle, October ’05. N.B. “a terrible blowe.” TNA, SP 14/216/2
Crown FinanceJames’ Situation
Elizabeth’s Bequest (Debts)Gift-giving Extravagance
A Foreign King (Support, Loyalty)
Robert Cecil, Earl of SalisburyPrincipal Secretary, Privy CounselorSelling Royal LandsImposed More Taxes on
Imports/ExportsJohn Bates’ Case, ‘06; Lost
Impositions Extended; Revenue Source
ParliamentFear of Irrelevance (Grievances)1610 Great Contract; £200k YearlyFailure to Agree; Royal-Parl. Tensions
James, c. 1620, Paul van Somer, The Royal Collection