- Cultural depictions of James I of England
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James I of England has been depicted a number of times in popular culture.
Literature
- James is a character in the novel To Have and to Hold by Mary Johnston (1900).
- James acts as something of the antagonist in the comic series Marvel 1602 and its sequels (2003).
- Rafael Sabatini's novel The King's Minion (1930) portrays James as physically attracted to the young Robert Carr and George Villiers and implicates him in the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury.
Film and television
On screen, James has been portrayed by:
- Lucien Littlefield in a silent adaptation of To Have and to Hold (1916)
- Raymond Hatton in another silent adaptation of To Have and to Hold (1922)
- Jerrold Robertshaw in the British silent film Guy Fawkes (1923), based on the novel by Harrison Ainsworth
- Manfred Mackeben as a young child in the German film Das Herz der Königin (1940), about his mother Mary
- William Podmore in The King's Author (1952), in the American TV series Hallmark Hall of Fame
- Anthony Eustrel in Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (1953)
- Everett Sloane in The King's Bounty (1955), in the American TV series Kraft Television Theatre
- Bill Paterson in the ATV drama series Life of Shakespeare (1978)
- Patrick Malahide in the "Treason" episode of the HTV West children's TV series Into the Labyrinth (1981), about the Gunpowder Plot
- Hugh Ross in the Ulster Television series God's Frontiersmen (1988)
- Dudley Sutton in Orlando (1992)
- Angus MacDonald in Kings and Queens of England Volume II (1994)[1]
- Jim Cummings (voice) in the straight-to-video animated film Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998)
- Wayne Opie in the TV drama documentary Elizabeth (2000)
- Jeremy Irons in the PBS TV series Freedom: A History of Us (2003)
- Robert Carlyle in the BBC TV series Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004)
- Ewen Bremner in the TV miniseries Elizabeth I (2005)
- Jonathan Pryce in The New World (2005)
Kingdom of
England
1066–1649William I · William II · Henry I · Stephen · Matilda · Henry II2 · Henry the Young King · Richard I · John2 · Henry III2 · Edward I2 · Edward II2 · Edward III2 · Richard II2 · Henry IV2 · Henry V2 · Henry VI2 · Edward IV2 · Edward V2 · Richard III2 · Henry VII2 · Henry VIII2 · Edward VI2 · Jane2 · Mary I2 with Philip2 · Elizabeth I 2 · James I3 · Charles I3Commonwealth of
England, Scotland and Ireland
1653–1659Oliver Cromwell4 · Richard Cromwell4Kingdom of
England
1660–1707Kingdom of
Scotland
843–1707 (traditional)Kenneth I MacAlpin · Donald I · Constantine I (II) · Áed · Giric · Eochaid · Donald II · Constantine II (III) · Malcolm I · Indulf · Dub · Cuilén · Amlaíb · Kenneth II · Constantine III (IV) · Kenneth III · Malcolm II · Duncan I · Macbeth · Lulach · Malcolm III Canmore · Donald III · Duncan II · Donald III · Edgar · Alexander I · David I · Malcolm IV · William I the Lion · Alexander II · Alexander III · Margaret · John · Robert I · David II · Robert II · Robert III · James I · James II · James III · James IV · James V · Mary I · James VI 5 · Charles I5 · Charles II5 · James VII5 · Mary II5 · William II5 · Anne5British monarchs after the Acts of Union 1707 Anne · George I · George II · George III · George IV · William IV · Victoria · Edward VII · George V · Edward VIII · George VI · Elizabeth II1Overlord of Britain. 2Also ruler of Ireland. 3Also ruler of Scotland. 4Lord Protector.
5Also ruler of England. Debatable or disputed rulers are in italics.References
- ^ King James I (Character) from Kings and Queens of England Volume II (1994) (V), The Internet Movie Database.
Categories:- English monarchs in popular culture
- Scottish monarchs in popular culture
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