To be fair the roman catholics had been trying to kill every King of England since a certain Henry.I suggest you have a read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_VI_and_I
Awesome Scottish King takes over England - English rejoice (except Roman Catholics who try to kill him.)
Being better than the worst does not inherently make you good. But being better than the rest lets you brag.
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