As the only child of Mary, Queen of Scots, he became King James VI of Scotland when she was forced to abdicate in 1567. Then in 1603, when the childless Elizabeth I died, he succeeded to the ...

On the 24th March 1603 James VI of Scotland was proclaimed King of England. James only ever returned to Scotland once thereafter, boasting that he ruled Scotland with a pen. Did Scotland suffer ...

London — The "Stone of Destiny," an ancient symbol of Scotland's monarchy ... to play its role in the coronation of King Charles III on May 6. The stone, also known as the "Stone of Scone ...

She was presented with the Honours of Scotland — a sword, sceptre and King James’ crown — inside St. Giles’ Cathedral, and the epic headpiece was not raised onto her head. The Honours of ...

Next Wednesday, it will be carried in St Giles’ by Dame Katherine Grainger DBE — in a role reminiscent of Penny Mordaunt’s position at the May 6 ... Scotland, which was made for King James ...

We should remember that in Shakespeare’s time theatre companies depended on the patronage of the court, and Macbeth was produced just as King James VI of Scotland had ascended to the English ...

King James VI of Scotland, commonly known as King James I of England, and his son, Charles I, were at the forefront of the ...

On Wednesday, July 5, Scotland will welcome King Charles III with a royal procession during the annual Holyrood Week—also known as Royal Week—where the British monarch travels across the ...