He had a controversial rule

James was already, as he told the English Parliament, "an old and experienced monarch" and one with a firmly defined idea of royal government when he finally succeeded to the English throne upon the death of Elizabeth I (March 24, 1603). Unfortunately, he lacked the mental and moral traits to make up for the deficit, and neither his experience nor his theory had prepared him to handle the new issues he was encountering. James ran afoul of the English Parliament because he had little understanding of either of its tenors. He was originally from Scotland, thus he was familiar with the different characteristics of Scottish people from those of English people. They didn't appreciate his heavy Scottish accent or the fact that he was Scottish. He only called the Parliament once between 1612 and 1622, and he otherwise reigned alone. People did not influence decisions.

In 1604 he quickly put an end to England's war with Spain, which was a source of great hostility for England at the time. But how he handled Parliament, which was asserting ever-wider powers to criticize and influence public policy, was where his statesmanship was truly put to the test. In addition, Parliament's established tax-granting monopoly made its approval crucial for the restoration of the crown's finances, which had been severely harmed by the cost of the protracted war with Spain. James had divided and corrupted Scottish assemblies so well, but he was never skilled in the more nuanced art of running an English Parliament.