James's tutor, the historian and poet George Buchanan ... In March 1603, Elizabeth died and James became king of England and Ireland in a remarkably smooth transition of power.

For Tony Curran, playing a Scottish king was an opportunity he couldn't pass up—because he would be bringing a little-known monarch to life. The new Starz series Mary & George depicts King James ...

George Villiers became the favorite of King James I after his mother groomed him in the ... Son of Mary, Queen of Scots, James took the Scottish throne (as James VI) at the age of just thirteen months ...