1603 in History

Arrested for allegedly plotting with Spain to place Arabella Stuart on the throne

Elizabeths funeral takes place in Westminster Abbey

All those born in Scotland after the succession will become English citizens

Thomas Percy meets with Robert Catesby, a religious zealot similarly unimpressed with the new royal dynasty, & joins Catesbys conspiracy to kill the king and his ministers by blowing up the House of Lords with gunpowder

Accompanied by John Wrights brother Christopher, Fawkes had also been a member of the 1603 delegation to the Spanish court pleading for an invasion of England

Thomas Percy, Catesbys friend and John Wrights brother-in-law, was introduced to the plot

Thomas Percy meets with Robert Catesby, a religious zealot similarly unimpressed with the new royal dynasty, & joins Catesbys conspiracy to kill the king and his ministers by blowing up the House of Lords with gunpowder

Accompanied by John Wrights brother Christopher, Fawkes had also been a member of the 1603 delegation to the Spanish court pleading for an invasion of England

Thomas Percy, Catesbys friend and John Wrights brother-in-law, was introduced to the plot

While many of the main Puritan goals were rebutted, the Millenary Petition culminates in the Hampton Court Conference, which eventually led James to commission a new English translation of the bible, now known as the King James Version

It is claimed, but not proven, that this petition had 1,000 signatures of Puritan ministers. This carefully worded document expressed Puritan distaste regarding the state of the Anglican Church

The Millenary Petition is a list of requests given to James I by Puritans in 1603 when he was travelling to London in order to claim the English throne.

While many of the main Puritan goals were rebutted, the Millenary Petition culminates in the Hampton Court Conference, which eventually led James to commission a new English translation of the bible, now known as the King James Version.

The lower house has 406 members representing 90 county seats & 370 borough seats

Sentenced to death at his trial in Winchester

All those born in Scotland after the succession will become English citizens. Accession of the Union of the Crowns

Accession of James VI of Scotland to the throne of England as James I

Death of Elizabeth I, at Richmond Palace, the last Tudor monarch

Coronation of James I, great grandson of James IV & Margaret Tudor

Accession of James VI to the throne of England as James I