Through A Harsh Time

King James was the right person at the right time for England. After a continuous period of distress and a period of different opinions James united England over one rule. It was a violent time where people were expressing their discontent by performing violent actions. In a way it can be compared to the violence experienced in Colombia and the results are clear.

I have never agreed with armed conflict and I believe that a problem is better resolved through dialogue than violence. This is why James was so important for England. He was teaching his people how to tolerate and understand other cultures and with that came the bible. It united the government with religion and this made James a very important and powerful person at the time. “It became more important than ever that England, that upper, well lit country, needed a version of the scriptures that would bind together its people, its church and its king.” (pg. 107) Religion was not supported before James, previous kings destroyed all forms of religion and culture in order to protect their rule and their country. What James did was stop being an egocentric King and started thinking in the good of the people through a very harsh time in its history.