Zusammenfassung der Ressource
James I
- Bio data
- James VI of Scotland, 1567
- Died 1625
- Married Anne of Denmark, 1589
- Born 1566, son of Mary, Queen of Scots
- James I of England, 1603
- Personal
Features
- Talented
scholar
- Literature &
poetry writing
- Theology
- "Daemonology"
- Witchcraft Act
(1604)
- "The True Law of
Free Monarchies"
- "Basilikon Doron"
- "Unmanly"
nature
- Religion
- Persecuted
Roman-Catholics
- Gunpowder
plot (1605)
- Suppressed all who opposed
his total authority
- Binding oath of
political obedience
- Comissioned a new
translation of the Bible
- Protestant
faith
- Domestic
policies
- Financial
irresponsibility
- Rewards for
favourites
- Unpopular taxes
- Political
absolutism
- At odds with Parliament
- Parliament
dissolution (1611)
- Eager for a united
kingdom = Great Britain
- Foreign
policies
- Encouraged
European peace
- Treaty with Spain
(1604)
- American
Colonies
- Jamestown
(1607)
- Culture
&
Society
- Promotion of arts & theatre
- Sakespeare's company
The King's Men
- Jacobean masques
- Counterblast to tobacco