Britain in 1603

Timeline

• 1603 - start of James I's reign
• 1625 - start of Charles I's reign
• 1642 - First Civil War
• 1649 - Second Civil War and the execution of Charles I

Geography

• Scotland: united with England under James I but maintained its own Parliament, legal system, local government and religion; poorer than England; staunchly Protestant
• Ireland: Henry VIII asserted the traditional English claim to be Lord of Ireland; Ireland remained a separate kingdom with its own Parliament, but was under the control of an English governor; Ireland had to implement English laws; Roman Catholic
• Wales: brought under English rule by Henry VIII

Society

• The population…