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GB	Sc	Gv	1567	Jul	24	Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, is forced to abdicate and 1-year-old James I (aka James VI) becomes King of Scotland
NA	Sc	Gv	1581	Jan	28	James I (aka James VI) signs second Confession of Faith in Scotland
GB	Sc	Gv	1603	Mar	24	Scottish king James VI becomes King James I of England after Queen Elizabeth I dies
GB	??	??		Apr	05	New English king James I departs Edinburgh for London
GB	Me	Sp	1610	Mar	21	King James I addresses English House of Commons
GB	Me	Mu	1612	Oct	28	Robert Dowland appointed court lutenist of King James I
EU	Sc	Md	1613	Feb	14	King James I’s daughter Elizabeth Stuart marries Frederick V of the Palatinate
GB	Sc	Gv	1614	Apr	05	Second parliament (aka the ’Addled Parliament’) of King James I begins session (ending with no enactments)
GB	Sc	Gv		Jun	07	Second parliament of King James I dissolves, passing no legislation
NE	Mv	Rl	1616	Apr	30	English King James I leaves Brielle/Vlissingen
NA	Sc	Gv	1620	Nov	03	The Great Patent is granted by King James I to the Plymouth Company which changes its name to become The Council for New England.
GB	Sc	Gv	1621	Dec	30	English king James I cracks Protestation of Parliament
GB	Sc	Gv	1622	Feb	08	King James I disbands the English parliament
NA	Sc	Gv	1624	Jun	16	The Virginia Company’s charter is revoked by King James I and Virginia becomes a royal colony