Described as a "shrewd ruler" he became King of England in 1603 following the death of Elizabeth I. He was then known as both James VI of Scotland and King James I of England. He died on 27 March ...

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

The National Galleries of Scotland: Portrait will be opening their latest exhibition on Saturday 26th April 2025 entitled The ...

Westminster Abbey has been the focus of British royal occasions for centuries, and the early seventeenth century saw the most dazzling musicians of the age writing music for the Court in all its ...

King James had the longest reign of any Scottish monarch at 57 years and 246 days. He also spent more than 22 years as King of England and Ireland, after the union of the crowns in 1603 ...

They help us understand James's remarkable story, from becoming king of Scots as a baby, his mother’s exile, his childhood and going on to become the first monarch to rule Scotland, England and ...