2 янв 1603 г. - 1603 Dynastic Union England Scotland

Описание:

Elizabeth I dies childless 1603
Tudors are followed by Stuarts
henry VII's daughter marries James IV of Scotland -> James I of England

James I -> popular -> absolutist king leads sumptuous court life. "Keep them entertained and they won't plot against me"

Problems: radical protestants "dissenters" enemy to english catholics
1605 Nov 5: Gun powder plot Guy Fawkes by catholics
dissenters eventually emigrateto America