On This Day In Royal History . 7 May 1625 . The Funeral of King James VI & I . . ◼ James’s funeral, a magnificent but disorderly affair, took place on 7 May. Bishop John Williams of Lincoln preached the sermon, observing, “King Solomon died in Peace, when he had lived about sixty years … and so you know did King James”. . ◼ James was buried in Westminster Abbey. The position of the tomb was lost for many years. In the 19th century, following an excavation of many of the vaults beneath the floor, the lead coffin was found in the Henry VII vault. . ◼ The king had died at Theobalds House on 27 March 1625 during a violent attack of dysentery. In early 1625, James had been plagued by severe attacks of arthritis, gout & fainting fits, & in March had fell seriously ill with tertian ague & then suffered a stroke. . 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Born 19 June 1566, he was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 & King of England & Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625. The kingdoms of Scotland & England were individual sovereign states, with their own parliaments, judiciaries, and laws, though both were ruled by James in personal union. . 👑 He is the 9th Great-grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II. . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1625 #d7may #JamesI #JamesVI #KingJamesI #KingJamesVI #JamesIofEngland #JamesVIofScotland #HouseofStuart #Stuarts #History #EnglishMonarchy #ScottishMonarchy #BritishMonarchy #RoyalHistory #RoyalFamily #theking👑 #OnThisDay #OTD #RoyalHistory #BritishMonarch #Monarch #thecrown #HistoryFacts (at Westminster Abbey) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_5o2khDWb5/?igshid=9sgqnpiacxvn

On This Day In History . 7 May 1625 . The Funeral of King James VI & I . . ◼ James's funeral, a magnificent but disorderly affair, took place on 7 May. Bishop John Williams of Lincoln preached the sermon, observing, "King Solomon died in Peace, when he had lived about sixty years ... and so you know did King James". . ◼ James was buried in Westminster Abbey. The position of the tomb was lost for many years. In the 19th century, following an excavation of many of the vaults beneath the floor, the lead coffin was found in the Henry VII vault. . ◼ The king had died at Theobalds House on 27 March 1625 during a violent attack of dysentery. In early 1625, James had been plagued by severe attacks of arthritis, gout & fainting fits, & in March had fell seriously ill with tertian ague & then suffered a stroke. . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1625 #d7may #JamesI #JamesVI #KingJamesI #KingJamesVI #JamesIofEngland #JamesVIofScotland #HouseofStuart #Stuarts #History #EnglishMonarchy #ScottishMonarchy #BritishMonarchy #RoyalHistory #RoyalFamily #theking👑 (at Westminster Abbey) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxJ8FgVFMSx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1euwqudw35coe

On this day in history . 27 March 1625 . King James VI & I died aged 58 . . ◼ After about the age of fifty, James suffered increasingly from arthritis, gout & kidney stones. He also lost his teeth & drank heavily. The king was often seriously ill during the last year of his life, leaving him an increasingly peripheral figure, rarely able to visit London. One theory is that James may have suffered from porphyria, a disease of which his descendant George III of the United Kingdom exhibited some symptoms. James described his urine to physician Théodore de Mayerne as being the "dark red colour of Alicante wine". The theory is dismissed by some experts, particularly in James's case, because he had kidney stones which can lead to blood in the urine, colouring it red. . ◼ In early 1625, James was plagued by severe attacks of arthritis, gout & fainting fits, & in March fell seriously ill with tertian ague & then suffered a stroke. . ◼ James finally died at Theobalds House on 27 March during a violent attack of dysentery, with the Duke of Buckingham at his bedside. . ◼ James was widely mourned. For all his flaws, he had largely retained the affection of his people, who had enjoyed uninterrupted peace & comparatively low taxation during the Jacobean era. "As he lived in peace," remarked the Earl of Kellie, "so did he die in peace, & I pray God our king [Charles I] may follow him". . 👑 James VI and I (born. 19 June 1566) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 & King of England & Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish & English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death. The kingdoms of Scotland & England were individual sovereign states, with their own parliaments, judiciary, & laws, though both were ruled by James in personal union. . 👑 James was the son of Mary, Queen of Scots, & a great-great-grandson of King Henry VII. . . . #Onthisdayinhistory #ThisDayinHistory #TheYear1625 #JamesI #KingJamesI #JamesIofEngland #JamesVIofScotland #Crown #RoyalHistory #RoyalFamily #Monarchy #Monarch #Theking #JamesIandVI #HouseofStuart #History #EnglishMonarchy #ScottishMonarchy #OnThisDay #heritage #Kingjames #BritishMonarchy #d27mar (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvhplHOlCDd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=169f3hrqzgjxx