\paperw10035 \margr0\margl0\ATXph16380 \plain \fs20 \pard\tx3255\tx6525\tx9780\ATXts240\ri6090\ATXbrdr0 \f1 \fs22 James I (1566-1625) was the first Stuart king of England, ascend
ing the throne in 1603 at the behest of the childless \b \cf4 \ATXht13111000 Queen Elizabeth I\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 . As the son of \b \cf4 \ATXht13121000 Mary Queen of Scots\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , he also occupied the Scottish throne from 1567 to 1625. As King
of England (1603-1625), he was initially well received, but soon turned people against him by insisting on the ancient doctrine of divine right, whereby he saw himself as GodÆs lieutenant on earth who could dispose of Parliament as he felt fit. Describe
d by a contemporary as æthe wisest fool in ChristendomÆ, he was learned, pedantic and dogmatic.\par
