James I: Scotland's King of England by John Matusiak

James I: Scotland's King of England John Matusiak ebook
Publisher: The History Press
Format: pdf
ISBN: 9780750966719
Page: 352

Profile of James II, Stewart king of Scotland. James married Joan Beaufort, a cousin of King Henry VI of England. Overview of the reign of James III of Scotland. King of Scotland from 1567 and England (as James I) from 1603. She was a daughter of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, and Margaret Holland, and a half-niece of King Henry IV of England. James' long minority was marked by unstable relations with England and ambitious aristocratic factions. James was now King James VI of Scotland and King James I of England. James I and VI (1566 - 1625) A succession of regents ruled the kingdom until 1576, when James became nominal ruler, although he did not actually take control until 1581. The Stuarts were the first kings of the United Kingdom. Celtic kings and princes ruled Scotland, Ireland and Wales, and everything else became King of England, he was already a king - King James VI of Scotland.