James I

noun

1. 1566–1625, king of England and Ireland 1603–25; as James VI, king of Scotland 1567–1625 (son of Mary Stuart).

James I

noun

1. James I12081276MAragonesePOLITICS: hereditary ruler called the Conqueror . 1208–76, king of Aragon (1216–76). He captured the Balearic Islands and Valencia from the Muslims, thus beginning Aragonese expansion in the Mediterranean
2. James I13941437MScottishPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1394–1437, king of Scotland (1406–37), second son of Robert III
3. James I15661625MBritishScottishPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1566–1625, king of England and Ireland (1603–25) and, as James VI, king of Scotland (1567–1625), in succession to Elizabeth I of England and his mother, Mary Queen of Scots, respectively. He alienated Parliament by his assertion of the divine right of kings, his favourites, esp the Duke of Buckingham, and his subservience to Spain

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James I. sent forth his famous "Counterblast" and in the strongest manner condemned its use.

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He sincerely hates all anti-tobaccoites and has a supreme disgust for the memory of King James I. and all royal foes of the plant.

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The ‘test’ he generally adopted was that of ‘swimming,’ which James I. recommends with much unction in his ‘Demonologie.’

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This Act remained in force till the reign of James I., when it was repealed.

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Such had been an earlier petition to James I., and the same spirit of opposition pursued every development of the young town.

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