...and the fear of witchcraft grew. Marlowe's Dr. Faustus, 1588, is a sign of its hold on the public. The -accession of James VI of Scotland to the throne of England ushered in the trials and convictions that gave the seventeenth century its bad eminence. King James...

...the subject, it may be well to glance back a few years, at the condition of the country at that time. The accession of James VI. of Scotland to the throne of England (1603) was an event of vital importance for both countries. For a time, however, it was difficult for...

...markedly strengthened by the case of the Postnati which determined the status of Scots in England after the accession of James VI of Scotland to the throne of England as James I. The significant features of this case were that the court although nominally a conference...

...markedly strengthened by the case of Postnati which determined the status of Scots in England after the accession of James VI of Scotland to the throne of England as James I. The significant features of this case were that the court, although nominally a conference...

...Scotland to Ireland ! There are two answers to this question. First, in the Planting of Ulster. Following the accession of James VI of Scotland to the throne of England, 1603, the Earls of Tyrone and Tyrconnell inaugurated a general rebellion against the King. The effort...

...LIST OF AUTHORITIES CONSULTED 593 INDEX . 597 CHAPTER I THE ULSTER PLANTATION In 1609, six years after the accession of James VI. of Scotland to the throne of England as James I. in its line of kings, a scheme was matured for planting Ulster with Scotch and English,...

...first lines of the opening chapter of this book of 600 pages are as follows: "In 1609, six years after the accession of James VI of Scotland to the throne of England as James I, a scheme was matured for planting Ulster with Scotch and English and the following year...

...AUTHORITIES CONSULTED 593 INDEX 597 viii CHAPTER I THE ULSTER PLANTATION . • In 1609, six years after the accession of James VI. of Scotland to the throne of England as James I. in its line of kings, a scheme was matured for planting Ulster with Scotch and English,...

...Although, as pointed out in the article ENGLAND, that country and Scotland had had one ruler since the accession of James VI of Scotland to the throne of England in 1603 as James I, the two countries had retained their separate legislatures, and were thus not really...

...yet risen on the national horizon. The Union of the Crowns of England and Scotland in the year 1603, by the accession of James VI. of Scotland to the throne of England, put an end to the hereditary warfare waged for centuries between the kingdoms ; but though the wounds...