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James I of England and VI of Scotland (1566-1625)
When the “Virgin Queen” died childless, her cousin—an arrogant Scotsman—moved to
genteel London and donned the royal robes. Deeply religious, he launched the “King
James” translation of the Bible, but he alienated Anglicans (Church of England), harder-
line Protestants (Puritans), and democrats everywhere by insisting that he ruled by divine
right, directly from God. He passed on this attitude to his son, Charles.
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Enter Room 5, with portraits of Civil War veterans.
Charles I (1600-1649)
Picture Charles' sensitive face (with scholar's eyes and artist's long hair and beard)
severed from his elegant body (in horse-riding finery), and you've arrived quickly at the
heart of the Civil War.
The short, shy, stuttering Charles angered Protestants and democrats by dissolving
Parliament, raising taxes, and marrying a Catholic. Parliament formed an army, fought
