For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner . . . Then Agrippa ...

In a way, King James I of England is lucky. His predecessor Elizabeth was one of the most powerful and infamous monarchs in history, and his successor Charles got his head chopped off. Between ...

James Charles Stuart became King of Scotland on July 24 ... it may have affected his son. Charles I’s belief in the divine right was a factor in the Civil War—a belief that was clearly ...

James VI and I is sometimes overshadowed in historical memory by the royal women who preceded him. As the only child of Mary, Queen of Scots, he became King James VI of Scotland when she was ...

Much of King James's decision-making, Curran believes, is a product of his traumatic childhood: His father, Henry Stuart, was assassinated, and Queen Elizabeth I imprisoned his mother, Mary ...