Whats the difference between James I and Elizabeth I?

Question

Please compare and contrast the differences of the two monarchs of England.

Answer 1

s*x organs?

Answer 2

And....

one was English and one was not.

Both were despots, (by modern standards), but I think you should look at the way they related to the people.  Elizabeth was the Good Queen Bess, there was continuous threat of Spanish invasion and she was certainly the peoples defender.

All I can remember about James is the Divine Right of Kings and the Star Chamber.

Answer 3

James was Elizabeth's cousin and wasn't as strong a ruler as Elizabeth.

Answer 4

There are a few differences first is the most obvious one, one was female  and the other was male,  one didn't Marry, and the other one did,   is one was a Tudor and the other a Stewart, third one ruled in the 16 century (1558-1603),  the other one ruled in the 17 century (1603-1625),  one was protestant (church of England) the other was Catholic

Answer 5

From the English point of view (which has traditionally been taught in history books), Elizabeth charmed the English people whereas James felt the "divine right of kings" was his due.  While Elizabeth dazzled, James came across as an awkward and pedantic foreigner.

Traditionally, historians have long held that the unease that developed between James and Parliament foreshadowed the troubles Charles I would have with the Commons that would by the mid-17 century bring about the English Civil War. Revisionist historians now believe, however, that James was a serious and thoughtful monarch whose reign was in some ways a continuation of Elizabeth's sucess:  

---James successfully joined in his person the realms of England and Scotland, both of which enjoyed uninterupted peace and low taxes from 1603 to 1625.  

---Domestically, both the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras were a time of prosperity highlighted by a flowering of literature and the arts.

After establishing a somewhat tenuous hold on the throne, Elizabeth had layed an excellent foundation for James' reign, strengthening a  growing sense of nationality and unity as England started to rise as a naval power and saw the beginnings of a colonial empire, a process that continued during James' reign.  The fact that James had kept his throne for 20 years in Scotland before he ascended to the throne of England made him feel somewhat entitled, but his attempts to make peace with Spain along with insistence on his royal prerogatives made him most unpopular.  

Unlike Elizabeth, whose advisors balanced the budget, James, was very much a spendthrift after he crossed the English border, giving away vast sums to favorites without any return on his "investment". Finally, the sense of majesty and awe that Elizabeth invoked was missing in James.

Answer 6

One was male and one was female...