Elizabeth I of England of an English Protestant church, of which she became the Supreme Governor. This Elizabethan Religious Settlement was to evolve into the Church of England. It was expected that Elizabeth would marry and produce an heir, however despite numerous courtships she never did. She was eventually succeeded by her first cousin twice removed, James VI of Scotland. She had earlier been responsible for the imprisonment and execution of James's mother, Mary, Queen of Scots. In government, Elizabeth was more moderate than her father and half-siblings had been. One of her mottoes was ""video et taceo"" ("I see but say nothing"). In
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