Portrait of James I

James VI and I

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Elizabeth I and James VI & I (Photo by Getty Images and Alamy)

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James VI and I, king of Scotland and England

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King James was king of Scotland (as James VI) from 1567 to 1625 and the first Stuart king of England, from 1603 to 1625, acceding to the throne upon the death of Elizabeth I. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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James VI of Scotland (later also James I of England and Ireland) and his young wife, Anna of Denmark

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This 16th-century woodcut depicts King James VI at the North Berwick witch trials, the case that first sparked his obsession with hunting. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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In this painting from c1650, a witch wields a broomstick as demons and 'familiars' (helpers of witches) congregate before her. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

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