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Succession of James VI & I
1602–1603
In the final years of Elizabeth I’s reign the English succession remained officially unresolved because the queen had neither married nor named an heir. James VI of Scotland had the strongest dynastic claim among the leading candidates, but the transition required careful political management.
Robert Cecil and other councillors maintained secret communications with James while protecting their positions at the English court. When Elizabeth died on 24 March 1603, James was proclaimed king of England, joining the English and Scottish crowns in one monarch.
Steven Veerapen’s Succession uses the genuine uncertainty and clandestine political manoeuvring surrounding 1603 as the framework for Ned Savage’s fictional first mission for Robert Cecil.
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