King James VI of Scotland

You're Dead to Me

English - February 26, 2021 07:00 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 2.4K ratings
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Greg Jenner is joined by historian Dr Anna Whitelock and comedian Larry Dean in 16th-century Scotland to meet King James VI, the first Stuart king to rule Scotland and England simultaneously. He is renowned for his translation of The Bible, his belief in witches and for being the primary target of the Gunpowder Plot. But is that really how we should remember him?