King James VersionThe King James Version (KJV) is an English interpretation of the Christian Book The Holy Bible of Britain. It was commissioned in 1604 and published in 1611, by the sponsorship of Lord James VI and I. Noted for its "majesty of style", the KJV has bee portrayed as one of the main books in English culture. The Authorized Version of the Holy Bible was published in 1662 and replaced the Great Bible for Epistle and Gospel readings (yet not for the Psalter). James gave guidelines expected to ensure that the new version would conform to the ecclesiology, and mirror the episcopal design, of the Church of Britain. The New Testament was deciphered from Greek, the Old Testament from Hebrew and Aramaic, and the Apocrypha from Greek and Latin. James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 - 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 to his demise in 1625. He prevailed to the Scottish throne 13 months after his mother was constrained to abdicate in his favor. In 1603, he succeeded the last Tudor ruler of Britain and Ireland, Elizabeth I, who died without a child. He kept on reigning in every one of the three realms for quite some time until his demise. At 57 years and 246 days, James' reign in Scotland was the longest of any Scottish ruler.He accomplished the vast majority of his aims in Scotland yet confronted extraordinary challenges in Britain. Under James, the "Brilliant Age" of Elizabethan writing and show proceeded. History specialists would tend to change James' reputation and treat him as a serious and smart ruler. Read More Read Less