What religion did King James I believe in?

Answer 1

James I of England, or James VI of Scotland, was the son of Mary Queen of Scots, champion of Catholicism. However, unlike his mother, James was in fact a Protestant, albeit, largely tolerant to the practicing of Catholicism.

Answer 2

King James the 1st was a stronge belliver in the divine rights of kings simply because he himself was a king and wanted to be respected by all his people. James wrote alot in his writings and spoke alot in his speeches about the divine right of kings. His son, Charles I, also believed this.

Answer 3

When Elizabeth I died in 1603 without issue, a cousin, James VI of Scotland (1566 - 1625), later James I, who was the great, great grandson of King Henry VII (1457 - 1509), the first Tudor monarch and father of Henry VIII (1491 - 1547) succeeded her. This line of descent was through Margaret Tudor (1489 - 1541), oldest daughter of Henry VII, who married James IV of Scotland. In fact, both parents of James I, were descended from Margaret Tudor. His mother being the ill-fated Mary, Queen of Scots (1542 - 1587), and his father, the equally ill-fated, Lord Henry Darnley (1545 - 1567).

Answer 4

King James I of England was a devout Christian and a member of the Church of England, which was the state church at the time. He was brought up in the Protestant faith and was instrumental in overseeing the translation of the King James Version of The Bible.

Answer 5

Yes...she thought every ruler got their authority from God

Answer 6

Was Queen Elizabeth the first a anger to the English Bill of Rights?