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Jun 19, 1566
James birth
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Period: Jun 19, 1566 to
King James birth to death
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Jul 29, 1567
Crowned King James VI of Scotland at Stirling Castle
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Married Anne, Daughter of Frederick II of Denmark and Norway
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Crowned king of England at Westminster Abbey
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Guy Fawkes and other Catholic dissidents attempt to blow up King and Parliament in The Gunpowder Plot
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The Gunpowder plotters are executed.
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James' daughter Elizabeth marries Frederick V, Elector of Palatine.
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The Globe Theatre in London burns
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Playwright William Shakespeare dies.
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The Pilgrim Fathers set sail for America in the Mayflower
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Died at Theobalds Park, Hertfordshire, age 58
