*Ø* Queen James
June 19, 1566 James I, (d. March 27, 1625; reigned July 24, 1567 - March 27, 1625), only son of Mary, Queen of Scots, and Lord Darnley, minor poet and first Stuart king of England (also known as King James VI of the Scots, and 'the wisest fool in Christendom'). He of the 'King James Bible'.
Queen James
James was a homosexual and made no secret about it, but condemned sodomy as an unforgivable sin. When he ascended the English throne in 1603 after the death of Queen Elizabeth I, it was openly joked of the new English monarch in London that Rex fuit Elizabeth: nunc est regina Jacobus ('Elizabeth was King: now James is Queen').
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June 19, 1566 James I, (d. March 27, 1625; reigned July 24, 1567 - March 27, 1625), only son of Mary, Queen of Scots, and Lord Darnley, minor poet and first Stuart king of England (also known as King James VI of the Scots, and 'the wisest fool in Christendom'). He of the 'King James Bible'.
Queen James
James was a homosexual and made no secret about it, but condemned sodomy as an unforgivable sin. When he ascended the English throne in 1603 after the death of Queen Elizabeth I, it was openly joked of the new English monarch in London that Rex fuit Elizabeth: nunc est regina Jacobus ('Elizabeth was King: now James is Queen').
This is just a snippet of today's stories. Read all about today in folklore, historical oddities, inspiration and alternatives, with more links, at the Wilson's Almanac Book of Days, every day. Click today's date when you're there.
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