Tony Curran dazzles as the alluring King James I in the new series ‘Mary & George.’ The Scottish actor opens up about his intriguing role as the monarch at the center of the series.

Curran describes the era of King James I’s reign as “more relaxed and hedonistic,” explaining, “He didn’t want to be put in a box. He wanted to be free. He wanted to express who he was.

This erraticism is spurred by a vulnerability in King James that Tony Curran, who portrays the Jacobean era monarch in Starz's 17th-century period drama series, "Mary & George," found especially ...

The relationship between George and James deepened as George spent years moving up the court's social ladder. While it is true that James was married to Anne of Denmark, had fathered seven ...

In a way, King James I of England is lucky. His predecessor Elizabeth was one of the most powerful and infamous monarchs in history, and his successor Charles got his head chopped off. Between ...

In August 1614, George Villiers, 21, was on the brink of an astonishing coup. While travelling across the country that summer, James I had stopped at Apethorpe, a Northamptonshire stately home ...

Macalpine's diagnosis of James I, and a similar one she made for Mary, Queen of Scots, along with her determination of a severe case affecting King George III, inspired the 1994 movie.

To understand the king, Curran spent time with Benjamin Woolley, who authored The King's Assassin: The Secret Plot to Murder King James I —the book Mary & George is adapted from.

To understand the king, Curran spent time with Benjamin Woolley, who authored The King's Assassin: The Secret Plot to Murder King James I —the book Mary & George is adapted from.