Paul E. J. Hammer, professor of history at the University of Colorado, Boulder, presents on the effect of the death of the Earl of Essex on King James I's reign.

Robert Frost, Burnett Fletcher Chair of History at the University of Aberdeen, presents on the transfer of power between the death of Queen Elizabeth I and King James VI.

Aysha Pollnitz, assistant professor of history at Rice University, presents on James the VI diplomacy with Spain after succeeding the English throne.