A childhood thank-you letter written by King James VI of Scotland aged seven is to go on show later this month as part of a ...

James was born on 19 June 1566 in Edinburgh Castle. His mother was Mary, Queen of Scots and his father her second husband, Lord Darnley. Darnley was murdered in February 1567. In July Mary was ...

With the forced abdication of his mother, Mary Stuart, in 1567 James became King of Scots at the age of one. Another troubled period of regency government ensued. A roll call of regents ensued as ...