Showing posts with label King James I. Show all posts
Showing posts with label King James I. Show all posts

Saturday, August 23, 2025

Is King Charles Supposed to Be King? | How a Tudor Lie Changed Succession as We Know It

Aug 23, 2025 | “William Camden, actually went back on Elizabeth I's orders and rewrote it on James's orders. Once James was king of England, and he rewrote it in James's favour.”

James I was “deeply unpopular” and manipulated historical narratives to depict his succession as smooth and preordained, despite Elizabeth I being unaware of such plans, reveals Tudor expert Tracy Borman.


Monday, July 14, 2025

James I : 12 Weird Facts of the Gay King

July 5, 2025 | James I – the successor to Elizabeth I who united the kingdoms of England and Scotland. This was a king who wrote treatises condemning homosexuality as a horrific sin, on par with murder. Yet, he openly surrounded himself with male lovers.