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King James I   /kɪŋ dʒeɪmz aɪ/   Listen
King James I

noun
1.
The first Stuart to be king of England and Ireland from 1603 to 1625 and king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625; he was the son of Mary Queen of Scots and he succeeded Elizabeth I; he alienated the British Parliament by claiming the divine right of kings (1566-1625).  Synonyms: James, James I, King James.






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"King james i" Quotes from Famous Books



... been for good ancestral reasons christened de Beauvoir, reminds me of a memorable matter of our family history which, as it is on record, I will here relate. In the days of King James I. (to quote with pedantic omissions from a pedigree), one Peter de Beauvoir, descended from a younger branch of the ducal house of Rutland, had an eldest son, James, whose daughter Rachel married Pierre Martin (my spiritual sponsor after Martin Luther), ...
— My Life as an Author • Martin Farquhar Tupper

... extreme severities of King James I. and Charles I. against this unfortunate people, who were rendered furious by proscription, and then punished for yielding to the passions which had been wilfully irritated, the MacGregors to a man attached themselves during the civil ...
— Rob Roy, Complete, Illustrated • Sir Walter Scott

... The four of clubs: from one James Wibling, who in the reign of King James I. grew rich by private gaming, and was commonly observed to have that card, and never to lose a game but when he ...
— 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue • Captain Grose et al.



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