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=The King James Bible=

Background:

 * James was born into a Scottish royal family and later rose to also be the king of England.
 * He believed in [|divine right].
 * Supported Shakespeare and his theater group.
 * Was pro-witch hunt and anti-tobacco
 * The king James bible was written on behalf of the king. He wanted it changed from Hebrew and Greek into his vernacular language (English). So in 1611 scholars translate it from the foreign languages into English. It is now one of the most widely used Bibles in the world.
 * Video of the making of the King James Bible
 * media type="youtube" key="lxM1PkBo3TM" height="315" width="560"

Works:

 * [|The King James Bible]
 * [|The Essays of a Prentise, in the Divine Right of Poesie]
 * [|His Majesty's Poetical Exercises at Vacant Hours]