James VI of Scotland, who became king at just 13 months old after his mother Mary Queen of Scots was forced to abdicate, was one of Scotland's most intelligent and unusual rulers who united the crowns of Scotland and England in 1603 when Elizabeth I died without an heir; however, he became obsessed with witchcraft after storms nearly sank his ship carrying his wife, fueling brutal witch hunts and writing a book on the subject, and he also authored A Counterblaste to Tobacco, one of the earliest attacks on smoking, yet after leaving Scotland to become James I of England, he returned only once, becoming Scotland's absent king.
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This Scottish king united [music] Britain and then almost never came home.
James VI from Scotland became king when he was just 13 months old after his mother, Mary [music] Queen of Scots, was forced to abdicate.
He grew into one of Scotland's most intelligent [music] and most unusual rulers.
After storms nearly sank the ship carrying his wife, James [music] became convinced witches were trying to kill him.
His fear helped [music] fuel Scotland's brutal witch hunts and he even wrote a book on witchcraft.
But witches were not [music] his only obsession.
James also wrote A Counterblast to Tobacco, >> [music] >> one of the earliest attacks on smoking, calling it filthy and dangerous.
Then in 1603, >> [music] >> Elizabeth I died without an heir.
James rode south and became [music] James I of England.
For the first time, Scotland and England shared one king.
>> [music] >> But after leaving Scotland, he returned only once.
The king who united Britain became Scotland's [music] absent king.
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