First performed in 1606, the play was a compliment to the newly crowned king of England, James I, who had published a book on witchcraft in 1597. During the late 1500s Scotland believed the devil ...

He bequeathed us the magnificent King James Bible and ... was more likely to seek affection and support from other men. His first in a long line of favourites was his older cousin Lord Esmé ...

A childhood thank you letter written by King James VI of Scotland aged seven is to go on show later this month as part of a new exhibition. In the letter, the first known to have been written by ...