Tag: James I

  • James VI & Earl Patrick Stewart

    James VI & Earl Patrick Stewart

    King James VI with the head of Earl Patrick Stewart Patrick Stewart was second Earl of Orkney and Zetland (Shetland) from the 1590s until his execution for treason in 1615. He was first imprisoned, and later beheaded, by King James VI of Scotland (who was also James I of England). As Earl of the Northern…