James I, the Gunpowder Plot, the

PlagueAap Korp

James I

24 July 1567 – 27 March 1625

Son of Mary Queen of Scots

First unified ruler of England and Scotland

Rebuilt the authority of the Scottish crown

Gained control over nobles

Personal life

Witty, well-read, paranoid and rough-mannered

High self-esteem

Extravagant spender

Married Anne of Denmark in 1589

Three children, son Charles – the future king

Cultural achievements

Elizabethian Golden Age continued

Authorised King James’s Version of the Bible (1611)

The Gunpowder Plot November 6, 1605

Guy Fawkes, Robert Catesby and others attempted to blow up James I and the House of Lords

To awaken the Catholic movement

Caught, executed

The Plague Massive outbreak of disease in

England

1665-1666

Killed 100,000 people

Last major outbreak of the Black Death

Thank you for listening!Used sources

http://www.thegeneticgenealogist.com/2007/06/13/using-dna-to-reunite-the-clan-gregor/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_I_of_England

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpowder_Plot

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Plague_of_London