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Hace 5 días · The theology and liturgy of the Church of England became markedly Protestant during the reign of Henry's son Edward VI (1547–1553) largely along lines laid down by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer. Under Mary I (1553–1558), Roman Catholicism was briefly restored.
Hace 1 día · Around midnight on Saturday 26 March 1603 James VI was called from his bed at Holyrood Palace to receive an unexpected visitor. A dirty and dishevelled Sir Robert Carey had just arrived from London with news of Elizabeth I’s death.
Hace 1 día · Perse history teacher Alex Courtney has had his in-depth biography of King James VI of Scotland (James I of England and Ireland) released by a major publisher. Published by Routledge, the Perse Assistant Head’s book James VI, Britannic Prince provides an analytical narrative of James’ life leading up to his accession as King of England and ...
Hace 1 día · Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553) was King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death in 1553. He was crowned on 20 February 1547 at the age of nine. [a] The only surviving son of Henry VIII by his third wife, Jane Seymour , Edward was the first English monarch to be raised as a Protestant . [2]
Hace 5 días · By the extinction of the direct line of the English royal family with Elizabeth, the succession was peaceably admitted to be in James VI. of Scotland, as great grandson of Margaret, eldest daughter of Henry VII ; who, as usual with all new kings, was proclaimed with great demonstrations of joy: an additional circumstance however ...
Hace 3 días · Key words and concepts – inter alia, Britain, union, empire, Englishman, Scot – acquired new meaning and relevance, as James VI and I’s accession gave birth to a political configuration that, since the marriage of Margaret Tudor to James IV in 1503, had (in Gordon Donaldson’s judicious phrase) ‘never been a remote contingency.’
Hace 5 días · By drawing upon recent scholarship, original manuscript materials, and previously unpublished sources, this new biography presents an analytical narrative of King James VI & I’s life from his birth in 1566 to his accession to the throne of England and Ireland in 1603.The only son of Mary Stuart and heir (apparent but not ...
