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Who's Who in History

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    King James VI/I

    1566-1625

    King of Scotland: 1567-1625

    King of England: 1603-1625

    Mother: Mary Queen of Scots 

    Religion: Protestant 

     

    Queen Elizabeth I 

    1533-1603

    R.1558-1603

    Parents: Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn

    Religion: Protestant 

     

    William Shakespeare

    1564-1616

    Playwright, actor, poet

    Wrote Macbeth (among many more plays and poems)

    Part of Lord Chamberlain’s Men/King’s Men

    Established the Globe Theater

     

    Mary Queen of Scots 

    1542-1587

    Queen of Scotland: 1542-1567

    Son: James I 

    Religion: Catholic 

    Executed for plotting to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I 


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