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James Hamilton was accredited by James VI to reside in London by his letters to Elizabeth and Robert Cecil on 4 August 1600. James said that Hamilton would be a "remaining agent", the equivalent of George Nicolson in Edinburgh. [22] James VI of Scotland criticised Henry Howard's verbose writing style.
James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625.
On 12 November 1594 Robert Cecil gave him a letter from the queen to carry back to James VI. [15] He was given £3,000 or £2,000 for James VI. [ 16 ] Elizabeth let it be known that the money should be taken to Scotland, and not spent in London, as had happened to the annuity or subsidy money in previous years. [ 17 ]
Upon her abdication, her son, fathered by Henry, Lord Darnley, a junior member of the Stewart family, became King as James VI. James VI became King of England and Ireland as James I in 1603 when his cousin Elizabeth I died. Thereafter, although the two crowns of England and Scotland remained separate, the monarchy was based chiefly in England.
The Union of the Crowns (Scottish Gaelic: Aonadh nan Crùintean; Scots: Union o the Crouns) [1] [2] was the accession of James VI of Scotland to the throne of the Kingdom of England as James I and the practical unification of some functions (such as overseas diplomacy) of the two separate realms under a single individual on 24 March 1603.
James VI and I was baptised Roman Catholic, but brought up Presbyterian and leaned Anglican during his rule. He was a lifelong Protestant , but had to cope with issues surrounding the many religious views of his era, including Anglicanism , Presbyterianism , Roman Catholicism and differing opinions of several English Separatists .
James VI and I, attributed to Adrian Vanson, Edinburgh Castle John Maitland of Thirlestane and his wife Jean Fleming administered the English subsidy money in 1588-90. The sum of money was an annual gift from the English queen Elizabeth I to King James VI of Scotland which remained contingent on him pursuing pro-English policies in Scotland, such as the suppression of the pro-Catholic northern ...
Valentine Thomas (died 1603) was an English servant or soldier whose confession in 1598 as a would-be assassin of Elizabeth I caused tension between England and Scotland. [1] Thomas's confession implicated James VI of Scotland, who wrote several letters to Elizabeth to ensure his rights to English throne were unharmed. [2]