James VI and I: Style & Early ReignJames VI, King of Scotland

Youth, EducationMarriage, Protestant

Internat’l

Political TheoriesIdeas of ResistanceTowards Absolute

Monarchy

Early Challenges for James IUnion of England &

ScotlandPuritansCatholics

Crown FinancesJames’ Situation

Debt, Extravagance

Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury

Parliament

James VI, c. 1590, Anon.; NPG

James VI, King of Scotland, b. 1566Youth & Education

Crowned as Protestant, 1567(Mary’s Abdication)

Minority/Regency to 1584George Buchanan

Humanist Scholar, Latin, Greek

Anti-Mary; Resistance Theory

Peter YoungClassics, History, Logic,

RhetoricRoyal Library; Diplomacy

Marriage and the Prot. InternationalAnna of Denmark, m. 1589Plans with Denmark, H.R.E.

PrincesAnti-Catholicism; Spain, FranceShowing Protestant Colors

International Alliances

George Buchanan, after Arnold Bronckhorst, 1581; NPG

James’ Political TheoriesResistance Theorists

Buchanan, De Jure Regni Apud Scotos, ‘79

Constit. Monarchy; Deposing Power

Huguenots, Swiss Calvinists

James’ WritingsTrve Lawe of Free Monarchies, ’98Divine Right Theory; Apostolic

SuccessionBasilikon Doron, ‘99Practical Manual for Prince Henry

Towards a Theory of AbsolutismKings Came Before ParliamentsOld Testament ArgumentsLaws made by Kings, not for KingsKings’ Second Only to God’s

Early Challenges for James I, r. 1603-25

Union of England & ScotlandOne Sovereign, One Island

“Great Britain”English Xenophobia

Scottish FavoritismUnion of Institutions FailedUnion of Houses Succeeds

PuritansMillenary Petition for

ReformHigh Hopes for Scottish

KingHampton Court

Conference, ‘04Puritans v. Bishops

James Sides with Episcopacy

No Bishop, No KingNew Translation: KJV, 1611

Early Models for the Union Jack, by Charles Howard, Earl of Nottingham

Early Challenges with CatholicsCatholic Hopes

Spanish Invasion; Son of Mary, Q.S.James Mild at First

Gunpowder, Nov. 5, 1605Robert Catesby, Thomas WinterGuy (Guido) FawkesThomas Percy, E. NorthumberlandRenting Vault below H.o.L.; c. 36

BarrelsA Letter to Wm. Parker, Baron

MonteagleThe Plot Discovered Night of

Nov. 4Failed Rebellion in the Midlands

Oath of Allegiance & Recusancy Fines, 1606Securing Loyalty; Stridently Anti-

papalTo Ensure Catholic Obedience

Letter Sent to Monteagle, October ’05. N.B. “a terrible blowe.” TNA, SP 14/216/2

Crown FinanceJames’ Situation

Elizabeth’s Bequest (Debts)Gift-giving Extravagance

A Foreign King (Support, Loyalty)

Robert Cecil, Earl of SalisburyPrincipal Secretary, Privy CounselorSelling Royal LandsImposed More Taxes on

Imports/ExportsJohn Bates’ Case, ‘06; Lost

Impositions Extended; Revenue Source

ParliamentFear of Irrelevance (Grievances)1610 Great Contract; £200k YearlyFailure to Agree; Royal-Parl. Tensions

James, c. 1620, Paul van Somer, The Royal Collection