Western Civilization II / Unit 2 WC2 0103 short lesson, about 20 seconds
James I, 1603: Two Kingdoms, One King, and the Royal Prerogative
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The idea
Elizabeth died in sixteen-oh-three without an heir, and James VI of Scotland became James I of England: one king of two kingdoms, one kingdom only from the Act of Union of seventeen-oh-seven.
In practice
He insisted on the royal prerogative, despised parliament, and kept the peace.
Where people slip
The anchor's Great Britain for sixteen-oh-three is early, it admits.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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