In this biography, the story of James VI and I is laid bare, and a welter of scurrilous assumptions penned by his political opponents put to rest.
💻️: https://tinyurl.com/38rxm9vv
#jamesvi #biography #tudorhistory
Also #OTD 24 Mar 1603
Upon #ElizabethI’s death #RobertCarey, future 1st Earl of Monmouth, begins a non-stop 2 day ride from Richmond Palace to Holyrood Palace to be 1st to inform #JamesVI of Scotland that he was now also #JamesI of England & Ireland
#History
#TheStuarts
#KeepitStuart
A suit of Samurai armour sent by Shogun Tokugawa Hidetada to Britain as a gift for James VI & I in 1613. Currently on display in @britishmuseum.bsky.social Samurai exhibition #samurai #jamesvi #jamesi #japan
In this biography, the story of James VI and I is laid bare, and a welter of scurrilous assumptions penned by his political opponents put to rest.
💻️: https://tinyurl.com/38rxm9vv
#jamesvi #biography #tudorhistory
#OTD 23 Jan 1570
James Stewart 1st Earl Moray was assassinated in Linlithgow
Illegitimate son of #JamesV & Regent for half-nephew #JamesVI from 1567
James Hamilton carried out the deed ordered by his family, staunch supporters of his half-sister #MaryQueenofScots
#History
Mary Queen of Scots and her son James. They were not together for long...
#MaryQueenofScots
#jamesvi #motherhood #love
#jamesi
Have written up some thoughts about Ben Jonson's play Sejanus, set during the reign of Emperor Tiberius. Rarely performed and time it was staged again. #17thcenturyliterature, #JamesVI, #JamesI, #Benjonson, aburntship.blogspot.com/2025/12/seja...
Falkland Palace and its fascinating history is open for tours through winter! Highly recommend. #JamesV #MaryQueenofScots #JamesVI @n-t-s.bsky.social
In this biography, the story of James VI and I is laid bare, and a welter of scurrilous assumptions penned by his political opponents put to rest.
💻️: https://tinyurl.com/38rxm9vv
#jamesvi #biography #tudorhistory
🚨 BOOK LAUNCH🚨
Everything you know about James VI is WRONG 🚨 @tracyborman.bsky.social shatters 400 years of lies about the succession. This wasn't peaceful transfer - it was theft 👑⚔️
📖 Pre-order the book: uk.bookshop.org/a/10...
🎧 Listen now! pod.fo/e/32457a
#StolenCrown #JamesVI
#OTD 20 Aug 1589
Anne of Denmark & #JamesVI of Scotland (later #JamesI of England) wed by proxy, then in person on 23 Nov
Not a happy marriage & only 3 of their 7 children survived infancy including
#CharlesI & Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia
Meet King James & his Court at Kiplin Hall on 30/31 Aug
Portrait of James as a boy (Attributed to Rowland Lockey, after Arnold van Brounckhorst, National Portrait Gallery, copy of an original c. 1574).
#OTD in 1567 #JamesVI was coronated King of Scotland as just a baby. His mother #MaryQueenofScots was forced to abdicate. He would rule Scotland and later England (r. 1603-1625) with the death of #ElizabethI until his death in 1625 at age 58.
#OTD 29 July 1565
Widowed #MaryQueenofScots married her 2nd husband, #HenryStuart Lord Darnley at Holyrood Palace
The couple were both #MargaretTudor's grandchildren!
The marriage unpopular in Scotland infuriated their cousin #ElizabethI but did produce an heir #JamesVI / #JamesI
I’m very excited to announce The Stolen Crown book tour 🎉🎉🎉 31 dates across the UK. Hope to see you there! @hodderbooks.bsky.social #elizabethi #jamesvi #tudors #stuarts
An imagined Mary depicted with her son (Cornelis Peter Urban, Blair Castle, 16th century).
Mary, Queen of Scots, Escaping from Lochleven Castle (William Craig Shirreff, National Gallery of Scotland, 1805).
#OTD in 1567 #MaryQueenofScots was forced to abdicate in favor of her one-year-old son, #JamesVI. Mary had returned to Scotland after many years in France virtually a stranger to her country. 1/2
#OTD 24 July 1567
#MaryQueenofScots was forced to abdicate
Captive at Lochleven Castle & weak from miscarrying twins, she was threatened with death if she refused to sign the deeds for #JamesVI to be crowned King!
Mary's story free to view: youtube.com/playlist?list=…
@visit-scotland.bsky.social
👑🏴 #OTD in #History 24 July 1567, the imprisoned #MaryQueenOfScots was forced to abdicate, signing the throne over to her 13-month-old son #JamesVI, and his regents. Aged 24, Mary had been #Scotland's queen from the first week of her life.
…Reading like a political thriller, no one will ever look at the accession of James I in the same way again.
@tracyborman.bsky.social
#thestolencrown #stolencrown #elizabethi #jamesvi #jamesi #tudor #tudors #stuarts #stuart
Just finished reading an advanced copy The Stolen Crown by @tracyborman.bsky.social Here are my comments:
In her deeply researched and thoughtful new book Tracy Borman takes readers deep into the politicking…
#thestolencrown #stolencrown #elizabethi #jamesvi #jamesi #tudor #tudors #stuarts #stuart
#AdamdeColone (ca. 1572-1651)
Portrait of King #JamesVI of Scotland / King #JamesI of England (1566-1625), who was #BornOnThisDay
after 1622
National Galleries of Scotland
#Stuart
#DanielMytens (ca .1590-1647)
Portrait of King #JamesVI of Scotland / King #JamesI of England (1566-1625), who was #BornOnThisDay
1621
National Portrait Gallery
#Stuart
#PaulvanSomer (1576/8-1622)
Portrait of King #JamesVI of Scotland / King #JamesI of England (1566-1625), who was #BornOnThisDay
1618
Yale British Art
#Stuart
Unknown Artist
Portrait of King #JamesVI of Scotland / King #JamesI of England (1566-1625), who was #BornOnThisDay
1614
Mauritshuis
#Stuart
#NicholasHilliard (1547-1619)
Portrait of King #JamesVI of Scotland / King #JamesI of England (1566-1625), who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1609
National Galleries of Scotland
#Stuart
#JohnDeCritz the Elder (ca. 1550-1642)
Portrait of King #JamesVI of Scotland / King #JamesI of England (1566-1625), who was #BornOnThisDay
1604
National Galleries of Scotland
#Stuart
#AdrianVanson (fl. 1581-1602)
Portrait of King #JamesVI of Scotland / King #JamesI of England (1566-1625), who was #BornOnThisDay
1595
National Galleries of Scotland
#Stuart
Unknown Artist,
Portrait of King #JamesVI of Scotland / King #JamesI of England (1566-1625), who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1587
Royal Collection
#Stuart
#AdrianVanson (fl. 1581-1602)
Portrait of King #JamesVI of Scotland / King #JamesI of England (1566-1625), who was #BornOnThisDay
1585
Historic Environment Scotland
#Stuart
#ArnoldBronckorst (fl. 1565-83)
Portrait of King #JamesVI of Scotland / King #JamesI of England (1566-1625), who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1574
National Galleries of Scotland
#Stuart
#OTD 19 Jun 1566
#MaryQueenofScots gave birth to a son at @edinburghcastle.bsky.social ... the future #JamesVI of the Scots, a skilled tactician
Through canny foresight he maintained a relationship with cousin #ElizabethI to become her heir, #JamesI of England in 1603
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