James I was succeeded by his son, Charles I, in 1625.
King James VI of Scotland became King James I of England
The last Tudor monarch, Queen Elizabeth I, had no children, so the throne of England went to her cousin's son, King James VI of Scotland, who became James I of England and started the Stuart era.
In 1603 James V1 of Scotland acceded to the throne of England (as James I of England).
The Parliaments of England and Scotland were merged by the 1707 Act of Union. However, England and Scotland had a shared King from 1603 when James VI of Scotland became James I of England.
England - Alfred the Great Scotland - Robert I Britain - James I (VI of Scotland)
James VI of Scotland became James I of England in 1603.
James VI of Scotland became James I of England.
King James VI of Scotland became James I of England.
James VI of Scotland became Jame I of England on 24th March 1603.
James VI of Scotland became James I of England in 1603.
King James VI of Scotland became King James I of England
The last Tudor monarch, Queen Elizabeth I, had no children, so the throne of England went to her cousin's son, King James VI of Scotland, who became James I of England and started the Stuart era.
James I was King of Scotland before England.
Because in Scotland there had been 5 other kings before him called James, so he became King James VI of Scotland. Then when Queen Elizabeth I died in England without an heir, the English crown passed to James and he became King of both nations, but there had be no previous Kings called James in England, so he became King James I of England and the VI of Scotland.
Elizabeth I died in 1603 with no children. James VI of Scotland had strong but unrecognised claims to the English throne so he was invited to be King of England as well. Thus he became King James I of England and Ireland whilst quite separately being King James VI of Scotland.
King James I of England and King James VI of Scotland
In 1603 James V1 of Scotland acceded to the throne of England (as James I of England).