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- n. the first Stuart to be king of England and Ireland from 1603 to 1625 and king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625; he was the son of Mary Queen of Scots and he succeeded Elizabeth I; he alienated the British Parliament by claiming the divine right of kings (1566-1625)
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“James I that the Protestant Version of Holy Writ to be published during his reign should not have any marginal notes, that version -- the so-called Authorized Version appeared in 1611 with such notes, usually recording various readings.”
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI
“James I was well aware of the effects of Calvinism when he said: "Presbytery agreeth as well with the monarchy as God with the Devil.”
“A united army of Bohemians and Silesians stood before the walls of Vienna; in the city itself Ferdinand was beset by the urgent demands of the Lower-Austrian estates, while the Bohemian estates chose as king in his place the head of the Protestant Union in Germany (the Palatine Frederick V), who could also count on the support of his father-in-law, James I of England.”
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI
“On the accession of James I he sat in Parliament for St. Alban's, and joined the new court, receiving a large grant from the Crown which amply provided for his future.”
“At the request of James I of Scotland, the first Observants from the province of Cologne came to the country about 1447, under the leadership of Cornelius von Ziriksee, and founded seven houses.”
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI
“James I to Sir Edward Moore, ancestor of the Earls of Drogheda.”
“As early as 1226 King James I had forbidden the Catharists his kingdom, and in 1228 had outlawed both them and their friends.”
““Harmonics” in five books dedicated to James I of England.”
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