James 1

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James 1st (James VIth of Scotland)
King of England

King James 1st
Reign 03/24/1603 to 03/27/1625
Born 19 June 1566
Birthplace Edinburgh,
Died 25 March 1625 (aged 58 )
Buried Westminster Abbey, London, 7 May 1625
Predecessor Elizabeth 1,
Successor Charles 1
Consort Anne of Denmark
Issue Charles 1, Henry, Elizabeth
Father Henry Stuart
Mother Mary, Queen of Scots

The Basilikon Doron repeats the argument for the Divine Right of Kings, as set out in The True Law of Free Monarchies, which was also written by James. It too warns against "Papists" and derides Puritans. It advocates removing the Apocrypha from the Bible. This is in keeping with the king’s philosophy of following a "middle path", as reflected in the preface to the 1611 King James Bible.