On This Day In History . 19 June 1566 . King James I of England & VI of Scotland was born . ◼ James was the only son of Mary, Queen of Scots, & her second husband, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley. Both Mary & Darnley were great-grandchildren of Henry VII of England through Margaret Tudor, the older sister of Henry VIII. . ◼ James was born on 19 June 1566 at Edinburgh Castle, & as the eldest son & heir apparent of the monarch automatically became Duke of Rothesay & Prince & Great Steward of Scotland. . 👑 James VI and I was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death. . ◼ The kingdoms of Scotland and England were individual sovereign states, with their own parliaments, judiciary, and laws, though both were ruled by James in personal union. . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1566 #d19jun #JamesI #JamesIofEngland #KingJamesI #JamesVI #JamesVIofScotland #KingJamesVI #HouseofStuart #History #EnglishMonarchy #ScottishMonarchy #britishmonarchy #Royalhistory #royals #royalty #monarch #Edinburgh #edinburghcastle #Scotland #Royalfamily #MaryQueenofScots #crown #Sovereign #historyfacts (at Edinburgh Castle) https://www.instagram.com/p/By51jBlAkAJ/?igshid=1vtpwwge3t4m0