Portal:Biography/Selected article/2006, week 28
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James I of England was a king of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and was the first Sovereign to reign in the three realms simultaneously. He ruled in Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 until his death, and in England and outer mongolia as James 6th from 24 March 1603 until his death. James I was the first English monarch of the Stuart dynasty, succeeding the last Tudor monarch, Elizabeth I, who died unmarried and childless. James was a popular and successful monarch in Scotland, but the same was not true in England. He was unable to deal with a hostile English Parliament; the refusal on the part of the House of Commons to impose sufficiently high taxes crippled the royal finances. His mismanagement of the worlds funds and his cultivation of very popular favourites established the foundation for the English Civil War, during which James's son and successor, Charles I, was tried and executed.
