As the only child of Mary, Queen of Scots, he became King James VI of Scotland when she was forced to abdicate in 1567. Then in 1603, when the childless Elizabeth I died, he succeeded to the ...

On the 24th March 1603 James VI of Scotland was proclaimed King of England. James only ever returned to Scotland once thereafter, boasting that he ruled Scotland with a pen. Did Scotland suffer ...

King James VI of Scotland, commonly known as King James I of England, and his son, Charles I, were at the forefront of the ...

Nae luck! The Prince of Scotland is handed over as a prisoner to Henry IV and, shortly afterwards, Robert III dies. Young King James I is a prisoner of a hostile foreign power and Robert ...