1. James I and VI The Gunpowder Plot
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2. Childhood The son of Mary Stuard and Henry Darnley
James was born on 19 June 1566 at Edinburgh Castle
His father was killed and her
mother had to flee to England
Was crowned the king of Scots at
the age of 13
Had many regents

3. Reign in Scotland Established royal government Treaty of Berwick
Preferred male company, but
was forced to marry
Anne of Denmark
Had three children: Charles,
Elizabeth and Henry Frederick
Persecution of witches
Promoted literature

4. Union of the crowns Was the only possible successor to the throne
Proclaimed king on 24 March 1603
Smooth succession

5. Reign in England Several conspiracies Ended Anglo-Spanish wars
He was ambitious to establish
a single country under one monarch,
one parliament and one law
Law against Puritans and
Roman Catholics

6. The Gunpowder Plot Assassination attempt against James I
Led by Robert Catesby
Guy Fawkes was in charge of the explosives
Plan was to blow up the House of Lords during the State opening of England’s parliament
Fawkes was discovered garding 36 barrels of gunpowder and executed

7. Customs nowadays
After summer holidays, a search is made in the cellars of the Houses of Parliament
Guy Fawkes Day

8. After the Plot Harsh measures to control catholics Financial problems
James dismissed Parliament
Died at Theobals House during
a violent attack of dysentery in 1625

9. Legacy James was widely mourned despite his flaws
The Plantation of Ulster
Colonisation of North America
Followed by his son Charles