James I, the Gunpowder Plot, the

PlagueAap Korp

James I 24 July 1567 – 27 March 1625 Son of Mary Queen of Scots First unified ruler of England

and Scotland Rebuilt the authority of the

Scottish crown Gained control over nobles

Personal life Witty, well-read, paranoid

and rough-mannered High self-esteem Extravagant spender Married Anne of Denmark in

1589 Three children, son Charles –

the future king

Cultural achievements

Elizabethian Golden Age continued

Authorised King James’s Version of the Bible (1611)

The Gunpowder Plot November 6, 1605 Guy Fawkes, Robert Catesby and others

attempted to blow up James I and the House of Lords

To awaken the Catholic movement Caught, executed

The Plague Massive outbreak of disease in

England 1665-1666 Killed 100,000 people Last major outbreak of the Black

Death

Thank you for listening!Used sources

http://www.thegeneticgenealogist.com/2007/06/13/using-dna-to-reunite-the-clan-gregor/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_I_of_England

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpowder_Plot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Plague_of

_London