Up For Grasps

As Adam Nicholson explains it in his book, Gods Secretaries: The Making Of The King James Bible,“Few moments in English history have been more hungry for the future, its mercurial possibilities and its hope of richness, than the spring of 1603. At last the old, hesitant, querulous and increasingly unapproachable Queen Elizabeth was dying.” (p.1,ch.1). England was all looking up at the Queen to get a sign of her progress, everyone ready to take action when her time elapsed. Corruption was everywhere, being this the chance to get a good position in a new kingdom under new rule. People already in high places feared the possibility of a new king that would get rid of them. It was a time of insecurity, chaos, and political disorder. The old Queen was at war with Spain, distant, and careless for the problems. This was also the opportunity for a real king to come along and set everything in order, opening space for development and peace. The arrival of a new king to the crown of England "meant not only a change of government and policy, but a change of culture, attitude, and belief .A new king meant a new world.”(p.3,ch1.) The arrival of King James from Scotland to rule England was a completely new perspective for everyone, even for himself. When the news at last came to the people that the Queen had passed away, everyone turned towards James to gain his favor. People are very materialist, and sit under the tallest tree for the best shade. There where people making James feel welcome, making him think England was perfect and that he would have a flawless society to rule. The new king believed this hypocrisy and not only assumed the position lightly, but started wasting his money and naming absurd amounts of knights. It was a time where England was up for grasps, and when the future of every person in the kingdom seemed unsure. Internal difficulties would not take too long to appear.