1566–1625
James VI
ManRulerShared crown
King of Scots who also became king of England.
James VI became king of Scots as a baby.
His mother was Mary, Queen of Scots.
In 1603 the English queen Elizabeth died.
James was her nearest heir. He became king of England too.
Scotland and England shared a king from 1603.
People in England called him James I. Scotland still had its own laws.