James VI and I

James VI of Scotland (later also James I of England and Ireland) and his young wife, Anna of Denmark

The honeymoon of James VI and Anna of Denmark

Anne of Denmark, wife of James I of England

Anne of Denmark: a killer queen?

A 1628 engraving of the Spanish siege of the Dutch city of Breda

Was James VI and I murdered?

King James VI and I of Scotland and England

Your guide to King James VI and I, the first Stuart monarch of England

A union flag flown on HMS Queen Charlotte at the battle known as the Glorious First of June, 1794

Q&A When was the Union Jack or Union flag created?

This 16th-century woodcut depicts King James VI at the North Berwick witch trials, the case that first sparked his obsession with hunting. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

James VI and I: the king who hunted witches

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Sir Walter Raleigh, 1552–1618 (Photo by Getty Images)

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An illustration of a group of supposed witches being beaten in front of King James VI and I, c1610. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Shakespeare’s Macbeth and King James’s witch hunts

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In this painting from c1650, a witch wields a broomstick as demons and 'familiars' (helpers of witches) congregate before her. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

History quiz – witchcraft and superstition . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Picture of a lion and tiger fighting

Q&A Where was England's first zoo?

Picture depicting the Articles of Union being presented to Queen Anne

Q&A Why did Scotland join the 1707 Union with England?

An engraving of the frontispiece to the first edition of the King James Bible. Published in 1611, the Bible was soon to become required reading across the English-speaking world. (Culture Club/Getty Images)

The making of the King James Bible