Tuesday, March 24, 2015

History Trivia - James VI of Scotland becomes James I of England

March 24

 1208 King John of England opposed Innocent III on his nomination for archbishop of Canterbury.

1550 France, England and Scotland signed the Peace of Boulogne, ending the War of the Rough Wooing (conflict between England and Scotland with the Scots receiving French military aid).

 1603 Elizabeth I died and James VI of Scotland became James I of England, unifying the English and Scottish crowns.

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