James VI and I (jun 19, 1566 – mar 27, 1625)

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James VI and I was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625.

After Elizabeth I died, her son James VI of Scotland now becomes James I of England too.
Union of the Crowns 1603 > This was the start of England, Scotland and Ireland becoming Britain.
Later followed the Act of Union, which created the Kingdom of Great Britain.
King James I wanted England to have its own version of the bible, and therefore he authorised a new translation of the bible for general use, since there wasn’t one bible at that time.

 In 1603 he travelled from Edinburgh to London
 He was presented with ‘’millenary petition’ by 150 reformers who requested a new translation
 The king proposed a panel of students to translate and he asked Bishops to revise these
 54 translations were divided into 6 ‘companies’, each working on a different section
 This process took almost 8 years, it was completed in 1611

This Project was successful because:
 Intellectual quality and personal enthusiasm of the panel members
 They listened to final drafts
 Panel was consciously conservative and frequently introduced to archaism and traditional readings.

The printing press also influenced this, because it now could be spread through the entire country.

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