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James VI of Scotland ascended to the English throne as James I following the death of Queen Elizabeth I in 1603. This event ended five decades of Tudor rule and united two separate kingdoms under one monarch for the first time in history.
The Stuart period spans from 1603 when James VI took the English throne until 1714 when the dynasty concluded. This era covers significant events including the Civil War, Commonwealth, Restoration, and the rise of commercial prosperity.
Parliament executed Charles I in January 1649 after years of conflict during the First English Civil War that began in 1642. The execution followed his suspension of Parliament and reliance on controversial revenue methods like ship money taxes which generated £173,000 but created bitter anger among wealthy landowners.
Greater London held around six hundred seventy-four thousand residents by 1714 representing one ninth of England's total population. The national population reached approximately four point two million people in 1603 before growing steadily until about 1660 when numbers declined slightly then stagnated through 1714.
Jane Wenham stood as the last woman found guilty of witchcraft in England before Parliament passed the Witchcraft Act of 1735 making accusations themselves criminal offenses. Older women became favorite targets because they were marginal community members likely to arouse feelings of hostility while lacking important defenders within their villages.