A Pageant of Kings: James I -- When a 'dog' ruled England. James the First was obsessed by his vain and worthless favourites. To one of them he gave a dukedom, the power of a Chief Minister... and the pet name 'my dear dogge.' In our illustration we see Guy Fawkes, one of the conspiritors who planned to blow up the King and the Houses of Parliament in 1605. Professionally re-touched image.