KING JAMES THE SIXTH
BY JUAN RAMIREZ PERIOD 5
HISTORICAL, BIBLICAL, & ROYAL
BACKGROUND
• King James VI was the “King of Scots”
• At his time, he was the longest reigning king, he reigned for nearly six
years. James’ reign lasted from July 24th 1567 to March 27th 1625.
• James was a scholar during the Elizabethan period, as well as
housing in his country many innovators such as William Shakespeare.
• His predecessor was Mary, the Queen of Scots.
• He was married to the Anne of Denmark.
• King James is well known for the King James Bible.
Below is a recent picture of the Edinburgh Castle.
FAMILY BACKGROUND
• James’ father was Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley and his mother was
Mary, Queen of Scots.
• He was born on June 19th, 1566 in the famous Edinburgh Castle. ]
• He died March 27th, 1625 at the age of 58.
• James was buried in Westminster Abbey.
• His mother faced many tribulations as she was Catholic in a
predominately Protestant area, therefore James spent much of his
upbringing with the Earl of Mars.
Below is a picture of King James VI and his mother Mary.
STORIES OF THE KING
King James is most famous for furthering the
education of English literature. He did this by
translating the Bible into English, which now bears his
name as the “King James” version of the Bible. This
translation is considered to be one the best.
SYMBOLS
• King James had no particular symbols, however he
is famous for the Union of the Crowns.
• The Union of the Crowns is when James was
crowned as the monarch for both England and
Scotland.
This is the Union of the Crowns symbol.
STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSESS
• King James VI was considered successful in Scotland, however
not as lucky in England.
• He did further the education of literature in England, which he
is widely appraised for.
• Recently, people have been closely studying his ruling and
are giving him more praise.
• A strength of his was his aim for peace, which all rulers should
have. He kept his countries peaceful for over 20 years.
• It is also said that the King possessed a good memory and was
intellectual.
• His weaknesses were unimportant ones compared to some of
his success, including bad hygiene and poor manners.
However when you are a king the way you act and look
matters just as much to the people, and these things made
him unlikeable to some.
QUOTE
“It is one of God's blessings that we cannot foreknow
the hour of our death; for a time fixed, even beyond
the possibility of living, would trouble us more than
doth this uncertainty.”
Although this quote is rather forward, I chose it
because I agree with it very much. King James VI is
essentially saying that it is a blessing to not know our
fate, because if we did we would dwell upon is more
than we now do on its uncertainty.
WORKS CITED
Butler, John. “James I of England.” October 2006.
http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/james/jamesbio.
htm
“James VI and I.” April 10 2012.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_VI_and_I
“Mother and Son.” The World of Mary, Queen of
Scots. April 1998.
http://www.marie-stuart.co.uk/James%20VI.htm