King+James+I,+IV

King James was born in 1566, and was king of Scotland from 1567. His mother Mary Queen of Scots stepped of the throne to leave it to James. In 1603 he became the king of England and Ireland, until his death in 1625. He continued to Golden Age from Elizabeth I with writers such as Shakespeare, John Donne, Ben Johnson, and Sir Francis **BACON**. James visited Denmark once to learn about which hunting. One of the first things he did, as English king, was making peace with Spain. He was king under the thirty year war, where Protestants fought against Catholics. He sent troops to aid the Danish king, Kong Christian IV. When the protestant alliance fell apart he took his men back to England. In 1623 he sent his son to Spain to win over the heart of the Spanish crown princess, but she rejected him, and Charles was kept as prisoner. A deal was made. He was going to convert to the Catholics, and stay one year in Spain, where he could learn, how to be a good Catholic. Short after the deal was signed he returned to England, and forgetting his conversion. He sent the first wave of immigrants to America, and started the colonization. He also started the Virginia Company, which stood for the transportation and colonization of Northern America. His relationship with the English parliament escalated over time, because King James’ favorites were given land and titles all over the English empire. The parliament decided to lock in all his founds, so he couldn’t raise war or grant any other land and titles as a bribing for loyalty. The power fight with the parliament was continuing until his death in 1625. media type="youtube" key="AorWq5MoSmY" width="425" height="350"