When James VI of Scotland also became James I of England, the two countries were united whether either of them like it or not. However when it came to religion, James immediately dropped the traditional Presbyterianism of his Scottish origins and promoted Anglicanism as the national religion. As uncomfortable as Scottish Presbyterians became over this, James and his son Charles's made everything worst. Charles began on evoking "shipmoney" which served as a faux tax to raise funds against the Scottish themselves. Secondly, he imposed the Anglican Book of Common Prayer on all citizens of Scotland. This effortlessly was the last straw for the Scots who began rebelling against England and it's Parliament.
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