The reign of James I /J

james I / James VI weaknesses

• Poor financial management

• Favouritism

• Political decisions

• Relationship with parliament

james I/James VI strengths

• Intellectual

• Belief in union

James I / James VI religion and the church

• Raised protestant in Scotland

• Puritans were frustrated because James leaned on bishops and church hierarchy

• James was married to Anne of Denmark who was a catholic and hoped this would improve Religous tensions

• He preferred a middle way

Relationship with parliament

• Believed in the divine right of kings so he thought he could over rule parliament

• Parliament controlled taxation and James’s lavish spending led to constant disagreement

• Mps disliked his attempts at religous tolerance

• Parliament wanted him to take a stronger protestant stance

biography

• Son of Mary queen of Scots and Henry Stuart

• His dad died when he was less than a year old forcing his mum to abdicate so he became king of Scotland at 13 months

• Well educated, fluent in several languages

• In 1603 Elizabeth I died childless and he inherited the english throne

• Intellectual, social, fear of assassination