James I, King of Great Britain Size:S: 40 x 30cm interior view of Lincoln's Inn

interior view of Lincoln's Inn old hall

Painting of two polar bears clinging to a tree trunk in the water

the Army Discipline Bill 'was the chief Government measure of importance introduced in the House of Commons this session which reached its goal'

Attributed to William Tasker

James I, King of Great Britain Size:S: 40 x 30cm interior view of Lincoln's InnJames I, King of Great Britain, 1816. James (1566 1625) became King of Scotland in 1567 and England in 1601. The son of Mary Queen of Scots, James VI of Scotland became the first of the Stuart monarchs on the English throne when Elizabeth I died in 1601. A Protestant, his policies towards Catholics led to the Gunpowder Plot, and his belief in the absolute power of the monarchy led to increasing friction with Parliament, which would culminate in civil