James VI and I James VI and I James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625. The kingdoms of Scotland and England were individual sovereign states, with their own parliaments, judiciaries, and laws, though both were ruled by James in personal union. James was the son of Mary, Queen of Scots, and a great-great-grandson of Henry VII, King of England
Oath of Allegiance of James I of England Oath of Allegiance of James I of England The Oath of Allegiance of 1606 was an oath required of subjects of James I of England from 1606, the year after the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 (see Popish Recusants Act 1605); it was also called the "Oath of Obedience" (). Whatever effect it had on the loyalty of his subjects, it caused an international controversy lasting a decade and more. The oath was proclaimed law on 22 June 1606. It contained seven affirmations, and was targeted on "activist political ideology". The clause against the papal deposing power read: On 22 September