Called King James I of England and VI of Scotland Greetings Card
Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:
Called King James I of England and VI of Scotland NPG D42684
© National Portrait Gallery, London
after Unknown artist
The son of Mary, Queen of Scots and Lord Darnley, James was crowned King of Scotland in 1567, at the age of one on the abdication of his mother, and the country was run until his majority by a succession of Protestant Regents. He succeeded Elizabeth I in 1603. His commitment to peace and reconciliation balanced religious divisions, and he successfully held the three kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland together under one ruler for the first time. Intelligent and scholarly, his... more
Card size: 125mm x 175mm
Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.










