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King James: His Path to the Throne of EnglandIn 1502 King Henry VII gave his consent for his daughter Margaret Tudor to marry James Stewart, King James IV of Scotland. Henry may have suspected, but could not know for sure, that this was to secure the throne of England for a Scottish king a century later. Stewart’s great grandson, James VI of Scotland, would unite the two royal houses in 1603 when Queen Elizabeth died without an English heir to her throne. An uneasy union was created when James I of England and VI of Scotland became the first man to use the unofficial title of King of Great canada goose clearance sale Britain to describe himself and his position, although this title was not recognised by Parliament1.
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Ascension of the First King of Great BritainOn 24 March, 1603, Queen Elizabeth I passed away at Richmond Palace. One of the Queen’s courtiers, Sir Robert Carey, took the decision to make the 359 mile journey5 to inform King James VI of Scotland that he was now also King James I of England. Sir Robert found the Scottish king at his Palace of Holyroodhouse6 and became the first man to give James the news of the Queen’s death.
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As a reward for his service in informing him, James appointed Sir Robert to the post of Gentleman of the King’s Bedchamber. It was customary for monarchs to reward a service of this kind and Sir Robert would have known that. Yet by unofficially breaking the news to James in the hope of personal gain, Sir Robert had defied the orders of the Privy Council in London. Sir Robert’s actions were condemned as contrary to all decency, good manners and respect. The Privy Council would persuade James to remove Carey from his new post when he reached London7. Carey’s inappropriate behaviour was nothing in comparison to the first impression they had of their new king.
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The Privy Council was made up of the 13 most powerful men in the country and was responsible for the general administration of the country. The members of the Privy Council, who were cheap canada goose uk used to Queen Elizabeth, assembled to welcome the new king and found this behaviour very odd. Contemporary reports tell us that their first impressions of the new King were not good. He lacked the regal dignity uk canada goose outlet they had become used to. His physical appearance too was disappointing long nosed, a sallow ‘pox marked’ face with a thin and scratchy beard and pale, watery eyes. He was short with a plump body supported by thin weedy legs, and his voice and vocabulary were course and common. He looked untidy, unkempt and scruffy and the Privy Council were a little disappointed.
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