In March 1603, Elizabeth died and James became king of England and Ireland in a remarkably smooth transition of power. After 1603 he only visited Scotland once, in 1617. One of James's great ...

Ruthven was executed and James brought the Church of Scotland under his firm control. The key chapter of his reign involved two women - his mother, Mary Queen of Scots, and Elizabeth I of England.

Matt Law reported that Reece James was set to start for England for the first time in almost three years, and the Chelsea captain was indeed named at right-back in place of Kyle Walker.

Scotland's History Articles James VI, King of Scots 1567 - 1625, King of England and Ireland 1603 - 1625 The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears ...