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King James was born at Edinburgh Castle. His mother was Mary Queen of Scots and his father was Lord Darnley Henry Stuart.
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It is believed that in the year 1571 William Shakespeare started his formal education at a local grammar school.
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King James becomes imprisoned on this date because of a Protestant rebellion.
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King James I married " Anne of Denmark" by proxy ( she was not there) on August 20th 1589 and then was later offically married November 23rd 1589.
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James VI of Scotland becomes King James I of England, Scotland, and Ireland after the death of Elizabeth I uniting the thrones of Scotland and England.
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The first meeting of the Gun Powder plot conspirators , a plot to blow up Parliment and the important government officals that were going to be inside , including the King. http://www.greatsite.com/timeline-english-bible-history/king-james.html
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Guy Fawkes and other Catholic dissidents attempt to blow up King and Parliament in The Gunpowder Plot. They are betrayed and arrested.
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It is believed that in the year 1606 William Shakespeare composed the play "Macbeth" that went on to be one of his most well known and "favorited" plays. http://absoluteshakespeare.com/trivia/timeline/timeline.htm
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Fawkes endured two days of torture in the Tower of London before confessing all. It was enough to buy the remaining plotters time to escape.The Gunpowder plotters are executed.Eight people, including Fawkes, were executed by being hanged, drawn and quartered.
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The Globe Theatre in London burns during a performance of Henry VIII.
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King James died at Theobalds Park, Hertfordshire. He was 58 years old and was buried at Westminster Abbey.