EJ, James I of england other [previous] title was king James IV of Scotland. I'm not sure how king of Scotland got to be king of england, right on the tails of Queen Elisabeth. You can ask biblical scolars about King James, they like him as his most lasting accomplisment (to them if nothing else) is an english translation of the bible. It wouldn't hurt to bring in Shakesphere scholars, they generally know the ins and out of the nobolity of that time, as they look for new reasons to write a paper on some play and what it ment.