James Stuart becomes king of England
1603
Puritans submit their millenary petition to James I
1603
James I’s parliament
1604-11
Hampton court conference
January 1604
James I approves bancrofts canons
September 1604
Richard Bancroft becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
december 1604
the Buckinghamshire election
1604
Shirleys case
1604
gunpowder plot
1605
James failed attempt at union with Scotland
1606
union of Scotland and england
1606
cecil orders a survey of crown lands - ‘book of bounty’
1608
James promises cecil he will stop gifting land, but breaks his promise
November 1608
James promises not to grant any gifts or pensions without Cecils agreement, but breaks his promise
1609
negotiations over great contract
1610
the great contract
1610
George abbot appointed archbishop of Canterbury
1611
completion of James version of the bible
1611
James 2nd parliament - the Addled parliament
1614
the emergence of Buckingham as James favourite
1615
outbreak of the 30 yrs war
1618
James’ 3rd parliament
1621-22
James encourages MPs to discuss foreign policy as a way to frighten the Spanish
1621
James and parliament argue over the Spanish match
1621