King James VI of Scotland ascended to the throne of England as King James I amid high treachery, global warfare and religious turmoil on this day in history, March 24, 1603. His reign shaped the ...

His mother's death opened the door for King James VI of Scotland to one day rule England at just 36 years old. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY, FEBRUARY 8, 1587, MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS, BEHEADED BY ORDER OF ...

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 ...

— -- England's King James I gave us Jamestown and the King James Bible. But historians have long suspected he also gave his descendant King George III an inherited case of madness. Best known ...

In November 1604, Othello was first performed before King James I at Whitehall Palace. The play has since been read as a ...

I think King James expressed his desires for other men in a very open and candid manner, [maybe] because it was after 40 years of Elizabethan rule. [Elizabeth I] was the barren queen.

The last Tudor monarch, Queen Elizabeth I died on March 24, 1603, of unknown causes. She was succeeded by Mary Stuart's son, King James I, previously known as James VI of Scotland.

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 ...

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.

However James’s father’s fate is even wilder. About eight months after James was born, his father was murdered, mostly likely by his mother’s next husband, the scheming Scottish lord Bothwell.

In the historical drama “Mary and George,” new on Starz, Julianne Moore plays an ambitious mother whose son catches the eye of King James I of England. By Roslyn Sulcas Reporting from London ...