GK13 Englisch – King James: The Union of Two Nations
August 28, 2008Dear all,
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– the Tudor dynasty was one of the most colourful
which ruled England but they had problems to get
enough heirs –> King Henry VIII. had three
children (Edward VI, Mary I, Elizabeth I)but no
grandchildren
– as his sister had married King James IV of
Scotland he excluded her and her descendants from
the succession because he feared the crown could
go to a Scottish king
– Elizabeth I became Queen and executed James´mother,
Queen Mary of Scots, but James kept his protests
to a minimum because his Catholic mother threatened
his Rule (he was a Protestant)
– he always helped the English Queen and get an
annual pension from the English crown
– the general feeling in England was that only James
could be the next English king –> he became king
after Elizabeth´s death
– the Puritans hoped that he could bring the
Protestant position in England forward
– the Catholics hoped that he could improve the
situation of the Catholics in England because his
wife, Anne of Denmark, converted to Catholicism
– nevertheless it was a remarkable union because
von Julia August 28, 2008 at 5:38 pmEngland and Scotland had been in trouble which
each other for centuries
– Accession of the Scotish king to the English throne
– The Tudor dynasty ruled England
– None of Henry VIII’s children (Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I) managed to have children, hence there was no heir for the throne
– Henry VIII excluded his sister, who had married King James IV of Scotland, and her descendants from the line of succession, to prevent that the English crown would go to a Scottish king
– The most appropriate succesor for the throne of England was James the son of Mary, Queen of Scots, who was executed in 1588 by Elisabeth (Queen of England)
– Unlike his mother he was a Protestant and moreover he was supportive towards the English Queen
– From the English crown he received an annual pension from 1586 onwards
– After Elizabeth death James VI became James I, King of England (because none of the other alternative heirs claimed their right to the throne)
– Neither in England nor in Sotland was the union warmly greeted
– MacBeth shows the union in a positive light
von Laura August 28, 2008 at 6:21 pmNow there is not much more to add.
von Mareike August 28, 2008 at 8:26 pm-The marriage of James IV, King of Scots, and Margaret Tudor, the eldest daughter of Henry VII of England, combined the Stuarts with England’s Tudor line of succession.
-James won the dependence of the english parliament because he was a protestant, he had sons who could become king after him, and his 36-year rule in Scotland had largely been a success.
-That gave James VI the possibility to claim the english throne after the death of the unmarried and childless Queen Elizabeth I of England.
-She died in March 1603 and James VI, King of Scots, became King James I of England.
-He moved to England and settled into his greater domain easily, not often returning to Scotland.
The Union of Two Nations
– one of the most remarkable events, which took place in the british history -> accession of the scottish king to the english throne (union of Scotland and England)
– the Tudor dynasty was ruled under Queen Elizabeth I
– it was very difficult to produce heirs -> none of his (Henry VIII) children managed to have children
– Henry VIII was afraid that the crown would go to a scottish king -> his sister married King James IV of Scotland…this is why he excluded his sister of succession
– the question of a succesor became more important when it was clear that Queen Elizabeth wouldn’t have children
– James was more agreeable to the english than his mother (catholic) because he was a Protestant
– from 1586 he received an annual pension from the english crown
– his mother was executed by the english queen -> James didn’t protest much
– the English all shared the opinion that only James can succeed -> because of his big power
– after Elizabeth’s death James VI was proclaimed King of England
– Puritans hoped that the church of England would move towards a more protestant position -> James might end their opression
– the union wasn’t very welcomed (neither in England nor in Scotland)
– remarkable union -> England and Scotland had trouble for centuries
– Macbeth shows the union in a positive light
von Nele August 28, 2008 at 10:13 pm2nd part of „James and witchcraft“
– In the time of King James treason always was connected with something supernatural
– James was very worried about witchcraft, wrote essays against witches, blamed and interrogated them for weather phenomena and tried to make everyone believe like he did à finally he made witchcraft a capital crime
– So the lines Shakespeare wrote contain some personal hints for James, for example to his biography or out of newspaper articles about his incidents
– James was very fascinated and absorbed by everything magical
von Jana August 28, 2008 at 11:37 pm