To Read or Not to Read
This King James VI/I work was considered one of the first anti-smoking publications
A Counter-Blaste to Tobacco
Combining both the flags of Scotland and England, this was the flag design approved for the Union of the Crowns
Union Jack
James VI viewed the culture of this rugged region as a direct threat to his royal authority
The Gunpowder Plot was organized by members of this religious group, angry over the king's strict laws
Catholics
These individuals were nearly always women and prone mostly to minor personal acts against those they knew, seduced by either greed or need for revenge.
Witches
Daemonolgy was concerned about this figure's influence on earth
Satan
James ended this major conflict in 1604
Anglo-Spanish War
James VI/I returned to Scotland this many times after being crowned the King of England
Once
This man was caught guarding 36 barrels of gunpowder beneath Parliament on November 5th 1605
Guy Fawkes
At the end of this century, James VI had ultimately lost his confidence in believing in the existence of witches, withdrawing his involvement in witch trials and ultimately upsetting the church and his English supporters
16th Century
Basilikion Doron was first addressed to this royal figure
James VI/I's eldest son Henry
The King James Bible replaced these two Bible translations, becoming one of the major English Bible translations
The Bishops and Geneva Bibles
The plotters of this event sought a Spanish invasion to restore this religion and strengthen James's claim to the English throne
The "Spanish Blanks" Affair
This 1612 declaration claiming free speech rights in Parliament was ripped out of the record by James 1
The Protestation of 1621
This figure wrote a tragedy that included witches in order to please James VI, but failed to do so as the King no longer strongly believed in them
Shakespeare
These two ideals filled much of James VI/I's A True Law of Free Monarchies
Absolutism and the Divine Right of Kings
James VI/I granted plots of land in this region in the British Isles to his soldiers
Northern Ireland
This 1582 event saw Protestant nobles kidnap the young king to free him from "evil" counselors
The Ruthven Raid and the "Black Acts"
Nicknamed for its incompetence, this 1614 parliament passed no laws before being dissolved
The Addled Parliament
While on route to Denmark in order to marry this princess, James VI was forced to turn around and return to Scotland following a heavy storm that he believed to have been the result of witchcraft.
Anne of Denmark
This 'Scottish Play' was written under the reign of James VI/I in England
Macbeth
This attempted religious legislation significantly frustrated the Kirk
Five Articles of Perth
This 1592 act gave Presbyterians their full court structure but let King James VI keep a key lever of royal control.
The "Golden Act"
James 1 frequently argued with parliament over this major issue
Taxation
James VI hated witches so much, he was even personally involved in the prosecution of these witches in 1590-1591
North Berwick Witches