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King James I
1) James was highly intelligent and developed a love of reading
2) it was the first time that england, scotland and ireland were ruled under a single monarch
3) he became king of scots as james VI on 24 July 1567
The Global Theater
1) Shakespeare performed his plays on the stage.
2) The Theater in the 1600s was a hugely popular.
3) 20,000 londoners a week visited the Globe
4) Macbeth was performed at the Globe in April 1611
5) The Atmosphere had a big impact on the audience
Wichcraft
1) up until 1700s most people in england believed in witches and witchcraft
2) King james I wrote a book called daemonologie which he supported the trail witches
Guy Fawkes
1) Tried to blow up the parlaments
2) Guy Fawkes was tasking with igniting this huge bomb
3) Elizabeth I was dying in 1603
4) The failed gunpowder plot is the reason why bonfires are burned on November 5th
5) if the plotting had been a success history would have been different today.