King James I, who previously ruled Scotland as King James VI, gained the English throne following the death of Queen Elizabeth I on this day in history, March 24, 1603.

King James I is very well known in the long list of royal figures. What kind of research did you do on him? Tony Curran: I read a lot, and I went on YouTube.

The Starz series dramatizes the real-life relationship between the ambitious George Villiers and King James I By Nardos Haile Published April 16, 2024 9:30AM (EDT) ...

King James proposed a new translation of the Bible, one which 17th-century Puritans and Anglicans alike would come to support.

The King James Version of the Bible, the most popular book in the English language, was published according to scholarly estimate on this day in history, May 2, 1611.

King James I crouches near the foot of an ornate, golden bed wearing only linen pants. George Villiers, his beautiful young lover, sits naked on the floor, nursing a crescent-shaped open wound on ...

A portrait of James VI and I, King of Scotland, England and Ireland (1566-1625). The portrait, painted by the Dutch painter Daniel Mytens (also spelled Daniël Mijtens) in 1621, is on display at ...

Begat: The King James Bible And The English Language By David Crystal Hardcover, 320 pages Oxford University Press, USA List price: $24.95. Read An Excerpt "I found 257," Crystal reports.