24. James I of England and VI of Scotland

The Kings and Queens podcast

James I's (1603-25) ultimate aim was to unite the kingdoms of England and Scotland under one banner. However, his belief in the divine right of kings meant his relationship with parliament would be bitter, sour and destructive, with consequences long outlasting the reign of the first King of Great Britain.

CHARACTERS

James I & VI – King of England and Scotland
Anne of Denmark – Queen consort of England, wife of James
Mary, Queen of Scots – Queen of Scotland, mother of James
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley – father of James
Prince Henry – first son of James
Princess Elizabeth – daughter of James
Prince Charles – second son of James
Frederick V – Elector Palatine of the Rhine, King of Bohemia, husband of Princess Elizabeth

James Stewart, earl of Moray – uncle and 1stregent of James
Matthew Stewart, earl of Lennox – grandfather and 2nd regent of James
Earl of Mar – keeper of James and his 3rd regent
James, Douglas, earl of Morton – 4th regent of James

Esme Stewart, earl of Lennox – cousin and favourite of James
George Buchanan – tutor of James
Francis Stewart, Lord Bothwell – third husband of Mary, Queen of Scots

Henry VII – King of England (1485-1509), great-grandfather of James
Henry VIII – King of England (1509-1547)
Elizabeth I – Queen of England (1558-1603)

Robert Cecil – Secretary of State under Elizabeth I and James
Francis Bacon – Lord High Chancellor
Robert Carr, earl of Somerset – politician and favourite of James
George Villiers, duke of Buckingham – politician and favourite of James
Christopher Pigott – Member of Parliament
Walter Raleigh – explorer and privateer
William Parker, Baron Monteagle – peer who discovered the Gunpowder Plot

Frances Howard – wife of Thomas Overbury and Robert Carr
Thomas Overbury – wife of Frances Howard
Hugh O’Neil – Irish lord and rebel

Robert Catesby – chief architect of the Gunpowder Plot
Guy Fawkes – mercenary and Gunpowder plotter
Thomas Percy – gunpowder plotter
Francis Tresham – gunpowder plotter

Frederick II – King of Denmark and Norway (1559-88), father of Anne and Christian IV
Christian IV – King of Denmark and Norway (1588-1648)
Charles IX – King of France (1560-74)
Louis XIII – King of France (1610-43)
Henrietta Maria – wife of Prince Charles, sister of Louis XIII of France
Philip III – King of Spain (1598-1621)
Maria Anna – daughter of Philip III and suitor of Prince Charles

William Tyndale – early Protestant reformer
Edward II – King of England (1307-27)

William Shakespeare – contemporary playwright

Charles Dickens – 19th century writer
John Philipps Kenyon – 20th century historian

Music
Rondo_in_'Abdelazar'
Corelli sonata op5.12 – Follia Sonatori-Fiorentini