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# James I of England

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James I of England (19 June 1566 - 27 March 1625) (also James VI of Scotalnd) was King of England, King of Scotland and King of Ireland, and was the first to call himself King of Great Britain. He ruled in Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 until his death. He ruled in England and Ireland from 24 March 1603 until hi death. He was the first monarch of England from the House of Stuart. The last English monarch had been Elizabeth I. She had died without any children so the English looked to Scotland for a monarch.

James fought with the Parliament and he did not use the kingdom’s money well. Some people say that he helped cause the English Civil War. In this war, his son, Charles I was killed. But while James was ruling, the Scottish and English governments were quite stable. James was very educated and good at learning. He helped people in England to study things such as science, literature, and art. James wrote Daemonologie in 1597, The True Law of Free Monarchies in 1598, Basilikon Doron in 1599, and A Counterblaste to Tobacco in 1604.

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