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James VI and I 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. Though he long attempted to get both countries to adopt a closer political union, the kingdoms of Scotland and England remained sovereign states ruled by James in personal union, with their own par…
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politics · King of Scotland from 1567 to 1625, King of England and Ireland from 1603 · poet · writer · monarch · aristocrat · also James VI and I, James VI of Scotland, James I of England, James I and VI, C. Philopatris, James I and James VI
Born 19 June 1566 · Died 27 March 1625 · Q79972
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“God draws by his effectual grace, out of that attainted and corrupt mass [mankind], whom he pleaseth for the work of his mercy, leaving the rest to their own ways which all lead to perdition.”
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“hath been that ye ever expected to draw honey out of gall”
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“compassed with one sea and of itself by nature indivisible?”
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Died 1625-03-27.
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Career landmark: King of Ireland (1603–1625).
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Career landmark: monarch of England (1603–1625).
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Career landmark: monarch of Scotland (1587–1625).
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Born 1566-06-19.
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Career landmark: Duke of Rothesay (1566–1587).
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