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He ascended to the throne at age 36 in 1603. WHS witnessed the sculpture of "James 1st abolishing the barbarous Brehon law" during his travels in Ireland in 1833. The Brehon law, also known as Early Irish Law, was a series of civil laws applied to medieval Ireland.

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Biography: 
He ascended to the throne at age 36 in 1603. WHS witnessed the sculpture of "James 1st abolishing the barbarous Brehon law" during his travels in Ireland in 1833. The Brehon law, also known as Early Irish Law, was a series of civil laws applied to medieval Ireland.
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https://www.britroyals.com/kings.asp?id=james1 and 18330627WHS_FMS1 and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Irish_law
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https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1974
Citation for Death Info:
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https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1974