1567 Mary, Queen of Scots, is forced to abdicate and replaced by her 1-year-old son James VI.
1567 James VI is crowned King of Scotland at Stirling.
1600 The Gowrie Conspiracy against King James VI of Scotland (later to become King James I of England) takes place.
1600 The Gowrie Conspiracy against King James VI of Scotland (later to become King James I of England) takes place.
1603 James VI of Scotland also becomes James I of England.
1603 James VI of Scotland is crowned as king of England (James I of England), bringing the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into personal union. Political union would occur in 1707.
1606 Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes is executed for his plotting against Parliament and James I of England.
1606 The Charter of the Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.
1618 English adventurer, writer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England.
1622 King James I of England disbands the English Parliament.