James Yon

Portrait of James as a boy, after Arnold Bronckorst, 1574

James (right) depicted aged 17 beside his mother, 1583. In reality, they were separated when he was still a baby.

James in 1586, age 20 (attrib. Adrian Vanson or the school of Alonso Sánchez Coello)

1589 marriage contract between James and Anne of Denmark

Queen Anne c. 1605, portrait attributed to John de Critz

Portrait of King Christian IV of Denmark c. 1645, painted by Karel van Mander III

Suspected witches kneeling before King James; Daemonologie (1597)

James argued a theological basis for monarchy in The True Law of Free Monarchies.

Portrait after John de Critz, c. 1605. James wears the Three Brothers jewel, three rectangular red spinels; the jewel is now lost.

Portrait by Paul van Somer, c. 1620. In the background is the Banqueting House, Whitehall, by architect Inigo Jones, commissioned by James.

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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, with their own parliaments, judiciaries and laws; they were ruled by James in personal union.
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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, with their own parliaments, judiciaries and laws; they were ruled by James in personal union.

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