Interesting that James was styled as the King of England, FRANCE, and Ireland...
“Interesting that James was styled as the King of England, FRANCE, and Ireland...”
I believe England controlled a large part of the northern part of France at the time.
Even though the French kicked the English out of France by taking Calais, England's last toehold, in 1558, the rulers of England maintained its claim to the French throne, and the fleur-de-lys, the symbol of French royalty, was retained in the coat of arms of the British monarchy. This claim was finally dropped in 1802, when Britain recognized France's republican government. The fleur-de-lys was then removed from the British monarchy's coat of arms.