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 ...

muses on the double inheritance of authority and liberty that the King James Bible has given him and people like him. He was brought up in the strict way of Scottish Presbyterianism. "Everything ...

In 1542 war between the two countries broke after James snubbed the English king by refusing to meet Henry in person at York. Henry invaded Scotland. A series of military defeats at the hands of ...