Darnley was murdered in February 1567. In July Mary was forced to abdicate in favour of her infant son. James's tutor, the historian and poet George Buchanan, was a positive influence and James ...

We know King James I of England primarily through his name being attached to the King James Version of the Holy Bible, which ...

The succession passed smoothly and James VI of Scotland became James I of England and Ireland. Although promising to return to Scotland every couple of years, in truth James became a stranger to ...

James VI faced many attempts on his life, the first while he was still in the womb of his mother - Mary, Queen of Scots. On the night she escaped a deadly knife attack on her secretary at the ...

Scotland's History Articles James VI, King of Scots 1567 - 1625, King of England and Ireland 1603 - 1625 The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears ...