Brett, Simon, b. 1945, editor. The Faber Book of Diaries. Faber, 1987.
King James I of England and VI of Scotland
Standard Name: James I of England and VI of Scotland, King
Used Form: King James the First
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Cultural formation | Ephelia | If this was Ephelia, she grew up in an extremely wealthy, noble family and an incomparably privileged environment, with King James I
her honorary grandfather as well as her godfather, and with fine literature produced... |
| Cultural formation | Lady Arbella Stuart | As a descendant of Henry VII
and a niece of Mary Queen of Scots
, LAS
belonged to the highest possible rank and was close enough to lines of succeession to the thrones both of... |
| death | Queen Elizabeth I | At 3 a.m. QEIdeparted this lyfe, mildly like a lambe, easily like a ripe apple from the tree Neale, J. E. Queen Elizabeth. J. Cape, 1934. 390 Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/. |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Lady Arbella Stuart | LAS
gave James I
an ultimatum: either he should find her a husband, or she would find one herself. Stuart, Lady Arbella. “Introduction and Textual Introduction”. The Letters of Lady Arbella Stuart, edited by Sara Jayne Steen et al., Oxford University Press, 1994, pp. 1-113. 63 |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Lady Arbella Stuart | LAS
and William Seymour
were married against the King
's express command, at 4 a.m. in her lodgings in Greenwich Palace near London. Stuart, Lady Arbella. “Introduction and Textual Introduction”. The Letters of Lady Arbella Stuart, edited by Sara Jayne Steen et al., Oxford University Press, 1994, pp. 1-113. 65 |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Ephelia | Lady Mary's father, George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham
, politician and art collector, was well-known as James I
's favourite, and after his assassination on 23 August 1628 remained well-known for the manner of his death. Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/. |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Lady Hester Pulter | Hester's father, James Ley
, was a lawyer (in time a judge) who sat for many years as Member of Parliament for Westbury (under Queen Elizabeth, James I and Charles I). At the time of... |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Elizabeth Melvill | EM
's father was Sir James Melvill or Melville
of Halhill, Collessie, near Auchtermuchty in Fife, Scotland. Halhill was the site of a tower. Sir James's family was famous for loyalty to the... |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Anne Halkett | AH
's mother, born Jane Drummond
, had (like her father) a job as teacher to the children of James I
. She died in August 1647. Halkett, Anne, and Ann, Lady Fanshawe. “Note on the Text; A Chronology of Anne, Lady Halkett”. The Memoirs of Anne, Lady Halkett and Ann, Lady Fanshawe, edited by John Loftis, Clarendon Press, 1979, pp. 3-7. 5 |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Lady Mary Wroth | LMW
's husband
succeeded to his father's estate, Loughton House at Loughton in Essex, where the king
sometimes visited for hunting. Hannay, Margaret P. Mary Sidney, Lady Wroth. Ashgate, 2010. 133 Roberts, Josephine A., and Lady Mary Wroth. “Introduction and Notes”. The Poems of Lady Mary Wroth, Louisiana State University Press, 1983, pp. 3 - 75, 219. 10-11 |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Brilliana Lady Harley | Her father, who at the time of her birth was Sir Edward Conway and lieutenant governor of the British garrison at Brill, already had a distinguished military career behind him and went on to be... |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Susanna Hopton | Susanna's father, Sir Simon Harvey
, was at the top of the grocery business. He had borne the title of Royal Grocer under Elizabeth I
and James I
, and became Clerk of Greencloth (overseeing... |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Alice Sutcliffe | Among his successive positions at court, John Sutcliffe was squire to James I
. He described himself (or perhaps an older namesake) in 1627 as an ancient servant of the Duke of Buckingham
, husband... |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Lucy Hutchinson | LH
's father, Sir Allen Apsley, was Lieutenant of the Tower of London under James I
. Lucy wrote that he and her mother cared for the prisoners there as if they were their children... |
| Literary responses | Bathsua Makin | An anecdote relates how King James
, on having the author presented to him as a prodigy with an account of her great learning, responded in the most banal way possible: But can she spin... |
Timeline
July 1567: Mary Queen of Scots miscarried of twins—or,...
National or international item
July 1567
Mary Queen of Scots
miscarried of twins—or, according to an unsubstantiated rumour, bore a live daughter who was despatched to a French convent.
Fraser, Antonia. Mary, Queen of Scots. Franklin Library, 1981.
371
24 July 1567: Mary, Queen of Scots, abdicated in favour...
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24 July 1567
Mary, Queen of Scots
, abdicated in favour of her one-year-old son, and James VI
assumed the Scottish throne.
Fryde, Edmund Boleslaw. Handbook of British Chronology. Editors Greenway, D. E. et al., 3rd ed., Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1986.
44
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
155
14 April 1582: The College of Edinburgh (later the University...
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14 April 1582
The College of Edinburgh
(later the University of Edinburgh) received its charter from James VI of Scotland
(later James I of England).
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.
1335
Edinburgh University: A Sketch of its Life for 300 Years. James Gemmeli, 1884.
3
About 1590: Ralph Agas is thought to have made his woodcut...
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About 1590
Ralph Agas
is thought to have made his woodcut Agas picture-map of London, which was printed bearing the arms of James I
, probably in 1633.
English Short Title Catalogue. http://estc.bl.uk/.
Spring 1599: As soon as the danger of frost was over,...
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Spring 1599
As soon as the danger of frost was over, the Globe Theatre
was built,or re-built, in Southwark, south of the river in London, as a home for Shakespeare
's company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men
.
Rogers, Pat, editor. An Outline of English Literature. Oxford University Press, 1992.
126-7
Dobson, Michael. “A Furtive Night’s Work”. London Review of Books, 20 Oct. 2005, pp. 7-8.
7
Neill, Michael. “Glimpsed in the Glare”. London Revew of Books, Vol.
37
, No. 24, 17 Dec. 2015, pp. 39-41. 40
24 March 1603: On Queen Elizabeth's death, James I (James...
National or international item
24 March 1603
On Queen Elizabeth
's death, James I
(James VI of Scotland) assumed the throne.
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.
425
Fryde, Edmund Boleslaw. Handbook of British Chronology. Editors Greenway, D. E. et al., 3rd ed., Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1986.
43-4
Guy, John. “The Tudor Age (1485-1603)”. Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, edited by Kenneth O. Morgan, Oxford University Press, 1984, pp. 223-85.
285
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
166
28 March 1603: Basilikon doron, or, His Maiesties Instructions...
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28 March 1603
Basilikon doron, or, His Maiesties Instructions to his Dearest Sonne, Henry the Prince, by James I
, was registered with the Stationers' Company
: it was in print within two days, and a rival...
1604: James I published Counterblaste to Tobacco....
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1604
James I
published Counterblaste to Tobacco. The king describes smoking as loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs.
Warren, Michael. “A Chronology of State Medicine, Public Health, Welfare and Related Services in Britain: 1066 - 1999”. Michael Warren’s Chronology, 6 Jan. 2003.
16 January 1604: One year into his reign in England, King...
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16 January 1604
One year into his reign in England, King James I
received a petition that there might bee a newe translation of the Bible to improve on existing, imperfect English versions.
Borne Back Daily. 2001, http://borneback.com/ .
16 January 2009
1 November 1604: Shakespeare's tragedy Othello, written since...
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1 November 1604
Shakespeare
's tragedy Othello, written since 30 September of the previous year, was performed before James I
at Whitehall.
Kay, Dennis. Shakespeare: His Life, Work, and Era. William Morrow, 1992.
294
5 November 1605: A group of Catholic plotters, led by Guy...
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5 November 1605
A group of Catholic plotters, led by Guy Fawkes
, made an unsuccessful attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament
with gunpowder.
Morgan, Kenneth O., editor. The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain. Oxford University Press, 1984.
607
Neill, Michael. “Glimpsed in the Glare”. London Revew of Books, Vol.
37
, No. 24, 17 Dec. 2015, pp. 39-41. 40
1607: Enclosure activity in the countryside led...
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1607
Enclosure activity in the countryside led to riots; James I
declared against depopulation, while condemning those who set themselves up as their owne judges and reformers.
Larkin, James F., and Paul Hughes. Royal Proclamations of King James I, 1603-1625. Clarendon, 1973.
153-8
12 March 1610: Galileo published at Venice his recent astronomical...
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12 March 1610
Galileo
published at Venice his recent astronomical discoveries (including the existence of the moons of Jupiter) in Sidereus Nuncius, or The Starry Messenger.
Sobel, Dava. Galileo’s Daughter. Viking, 1999.
33, 34-5
1611: James I created the title of baronet, and...
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1611
James I
created the title of baronet, and used it as a source of revenue by selling it.
Ashton, Robert. “Jacobean Politics 1603-1625”. Stuart England, edited by Blair Worden, Phaidon, 1986, pp. 49-69.
53
Between December 1612 and February 1613: Parthenia or The Maydenhead was the first...
Building item
Between December 1612 and February 1613
Parthenia or The Maydenhead was the first book of music for the virginals printed in England.
Guy, John. “The Tudor Age (1485-1603)”. Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, edited by Kenneth O. Morgan, Oxford University Press, 1984, pp. 223-85.
282
English Short Title Catalogue. http://estc.bl.uk/.
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