The Jacobean Era

England under James I: the King James Bible, Jacobean tragedy, and the first English colonies in America.

Specifications & Metrics

era

1603 – 1625

region

Kingdom of England and Scotland

Core Principles & Analysis

• James VI of Scotland inherited the English crown in 1603, uniting the crowns.
• The King James Bible was published in 1611.
• Shakespeare's Jacobean tragedies and the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 belong to it.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Jacobean era