24. James I of England and VI of Scotland

James I's (1603-25) ultimate aim was to unite the kingdoms of England and Scotland under one banner. However, his belief in the divine right of kings meant his relationship with parliament would be bitter, sour and destructive, with consequences long outlasting the reign of the first King of Great Britain. CHARACTERS James I & VI – King of England and Scotland Anne of Denmark – Queen consort of England, wife of James Mary, Queen of Scots – Queen of Scotland, mother of James Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley – father of James Prince Henry – first son of James Princess Elizabeth – daughter of James Prince Charles – second son of James Frederick V – Elector Palatine of the Rhine, King of Bohemia, husband of Princess Elizabeth James Stewart, earl of Moray – uncle and 1stregent of James Matthew Stewart, earl of Lennox – grandfather and 2nd regent of James Earl of Mar – keeper of James and his 3rd regent James, Douglas, earl of Morton – 4th regent of James Esme Stewart, earl of Lennox – cousin and favourite of James George Buchanan – tutor of James Francis Stewart, Lord Bothwell – third husband of Mary, Queen of Scots Henry VII – King of England (1485-1509), great-grandfather of James Henry VIII – King of England (1509-1547) Elizabeth I – Queen of England (1558-1603) Robert Cecil – Secretary of State under Elizabeth I and James Francis Bacon – Lord High Chancellor Robert Carr, earl of Somerset – politician and favourite of James George Villiers, duke of Buckingham – politician and favourite of James Christopher Pigott – Member of Parliament Walter Raleigh – explorer and privateer William Parker, Baron Monteagle – peer who discovered the Gunpowder Plot Frances Howard – wife of Thomas Overbury and Robert Carr Thomas Overbury – wife of Frances Howard Hugh O’Neil – Irish lord and rebel Robert Catesby – chief architect of the Gunpowder Plot Guy Fawkes – mercenary and Gunpowder plotter Thomas Percy – gunpowder plotter Francis Tresham – gunpowder plotter Frederick II – King of Denmark and Norway (1559-88), father of Anne and Christian IV Christian IV – King of Denmark and Norway (1588-1648) Charles IX – King of France (1560-74) Louis XIII – King of France (1610-43) Henrietta Maria – wife of Prince Charles, sister of Louis XIII of France Philip III – King of Spain (1598-1621) Maria Anna – daughter of Philip III and suitor of Prince Charles William Tyndale – early Protestant reformer Edward II – King of England (1307-27) William Shakespeare – contemporary playwright Charles Dickens – 19th century writer John Philipps Kenyon – 20th century historian Music Rondo_in_'Abdelazar' Corelli sonata op5.12 – Follia Sonatori-Fiorentini