Funeral of Mary, Queen of Scots

17: 213: 383: 126: 114:, was sent to organise the funeral at Peterborough. Mourning clothes were to be provided for Mary's household, who had remained at Fotheringhay. At first Mary's servants refused the new garments as they already wore mourning clothes and there was disagreement over the fashion of women's mourning hoods worn either in French or English style. A tirewoman, the wife of Hugh Rogers, was sent from London to make 193:, without ceremony. One reason recorded for this was that the hot weather might cause the solder of the lead coffin to fail. The graves of both Queens were dug by Robert Scarlett. The official mourners arrived on 31 July. Bridget Russell, Countess of Bedford was the chief mourner and representative of Elizabeth I. Among the chief mourners was 349:

The male servants included Andrew Melville who was given a high-status position at the funeral. The other servants attending were Dominique Bourgoing the physician, Camille du Preau the almoner, Pierre Gorion the apothecary, the surgeon Jacques Gervais, Balthazar Hully of the wardrobe, Bastian Pagez,

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There was a supper in the Great Hall of the Bishop's Palace, where a cloth of estate of purple velvet and a chair was installed, and used by the Countess of Bedford. A large amount of food was bought for this meal, and for a dinner after the funeral on the following day. Richard Cox, clerk to Gregory

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arranged the building of a wooden hearse in Peterborough Cathedral. This hearse was a stationary architectural heraldic display, not a conveyance for the coffin. It was 27 feet high, covered with black velvet set with escutcheons, and decorated with gold fringes. Rooms in the Bishop's Palace and the

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in May 1596, two knight's wives wore similar mourning with "round Parys heads, boungrace, and barbes of fine lawne". A "barbe" was a covering or veil over the mouth and chin, or worn bib-like under the chin. At Peterborough, one Scottish gentlewoman received a "large attire of lawn with a barbe",

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The procession from the Palace to the church was led by 100 or 120 poor women in black cloth gowns and white Holland linen head dresses (called "kerchers"), provided by Fortescue. Their appearance was traditional or old-fashioned. Next followed those in mourning cloaks and mourning gowns.

275:, gave a sermon and a prayer, remarking that he had not met Mary. Banners were placed on the hearse, and symbolic objects including armour, a wooden sword, helmet and crown, were delivered from the hearse to the Bishop. Some of these were displayed in the cathedral until 1643. 325:

as treasurer. Marmaduke Darrell asked Andrew Melville, Mary's Master of Household, to decide which members of Mary's household should assist at the funeral. Mourners from Mary's household who attended at Peterborough included; Barbara Moubray,

229:, a "representation" of Mary, thought to have been an either an effigy or a group of symbolic objects, was carried from the Palace into the cathedral and placed on the hearse. A British Library sketch of the procession depicts an effigy. 409:. He was paid for supplying "touchstone and rauncestone", two kinds of alabaster. The monument was finished by his son William, and painted and gilded by James Mauncy or Manuty (Manucci). He was an Italian servant or workman of 361:

Mary had written letters in cipher code about employing or rewarding Susanna Kirkcaldy. Susanna Kirkcaldy later worked as a servant of Jean Kennedy. They were both drowned on the 7 or 8 September 1589 crossing the

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in March. In June, the lead coffin at Fotheringhay was found to be ruptured and was mended by a plumber. The remaining servants petitioned for Mary's funeral to be held and their detention ended.

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on a chariot drawn by four horses at night on 30 July, a distance of 12 miles. William Dethick organised the procession. The coffin was interred near the resting place of

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Mariana Brockmann, "Mischievous Marys, Rituals of Queenship in Sixteenth-century England and Scotland", PhD thesis, Royal Holloway University of London, 2017, chapter 4

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carried the banner of Scotland. Six gentlemen brought in the "representation" under a velvet canopy supported on poles by Thomas Manners, John or George Hastings,

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Mary was interred in October 1612. The Earl of Northampton presided over a procession and the burial, held in the evening to avoid the "concourse" of people.

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wrote that Mary's body was kept in a chamber near the scene of execution at Fotheringhay, and after a time Mary's body and head were sealed in a lead casket.

290:, adequately solemn, attended by Mary's servants who were now free to return home. Dominique Bourgoing would kiss the hands of French royal family, and 253:. Ten or eight women from Mary's household followed, wearing hoods with black taffeta at the front and white veils at the back in the French fashion. 1221:(Palgrave Macmillan, 2013), p. 117: Peter Sherlock, "The Monuments of Elizabeth Tudor and Mary Stuart: King James and the Manipulation of Memory", 259:

and most of the Scottish mourners from Mary's household left the cathedral before the service started, not wishing to attend a Protestant service.

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were brought to Fotheringhay in February after the execution. Much of the furnishings and silver plate from Mary's lodging were sent to London.

283: 279:, Dean of Peterborough, read the funeral service where Mary was buried, and then the broken rods of her officers were placed in the grave. 314: 246: 401:, James VI and I sent William Dethick to Peterborough with an embroidered velvet pall for his mother's grave in August 1603. In 1606, 436: 83: 439:, was paid for travelling to London with two porters carrying Mary's picture. The portrait was returned to Hardwick in 1613. 424: 178:

nave of the cathedral were draped with black cloth and baize. Some of the baize was hired from a merchant, William Albany.

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and linen", "bongraces" and "kerchers" worn as headdresses and face-coverings. A "Paris head" was a close cap with two

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Marguerite A. Tassi, "Martyrdom and Memory: Elizabeth Curle's Portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots", Debra Barret-Graves,

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Lovell, cofferer to Elizabeth's household, accounted for the expenses of the food and the cooks to Bryan Cave and

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Peter Sherlock, "The Monuments of Elizabeth Tudor and Mary Stuart: King James and the Manipulation of Memory",

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Peter Sherlock, "The Monuments of Elizabeth Tudor and Mary Stuart: King James and the Manipulation of Memory",

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and other items to her gentlewomen and male servants. These were retained at Fotheringhay in the custody of

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George Lasry, Norbert Biermann, Satoshi Tomokiyo, "Deciphering Mary Stuart’s lost letters from 1578-1584",

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Fortescue's account mentions "Paris heads" fashioned for the high-status female mourners, with "

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in 1556. These garments were worn at other Elizabethan funerals; at the funeral of Katherine,

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Fortescue bought 1599 1/2 yards of black cloth in seven different qualities. The herald

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The Scottish Queen's Burial at Peterborough upon Tuesday being Lammas Day, 1587

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hanging at the back, worn in England. Paris heads were worn at the funerals of

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History of Mary, Queen of Scots translated from the French of Adam Blackwood

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for the day of the funeral. She may have been the Elizabeth Rogers who made

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Le Journal Inédit De Bourgoing Son Mèdecin La Correspondance D'Amyas Paulet

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David A. H. B. Taylor, 'Damnatio Memoriae: Iconography', Steven J. Reid,

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Edward Town, "A Biographical Dictionary of London Painters, 1547–1625",

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Transactions of the Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Society

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John Nichols's The Progresses and Public Processions of Queen Elizabeth

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and possibly an upholsterer like his predecessor Nicolas Guillebault.

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Catalogue of Antiquities, Works of Art and Historical Scottish Relics

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was commissioned to produce the monument to Mary, Queen of Scots, in

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described this as the "best stuff". Mary had made verbal bequests of

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on 1 August 1587 with a heraldic funeral, following her execution at

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The funeral of Mary, Queen of Scots. A collection of curious tracts

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Images of a Queen: Mary Stuart in Sixteenth-century Literature

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Images of a Queen: Mary Stuart in Sixteenth-century Literature

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Images of a Queen: Mary Stuart in Sixteenth-century Literature

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Images of a Queen: Mary Stuart in Sixteenth-century Literature

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has a replica of the monument. The epitaph was written by

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Issues of the Exchequer during the reign of King James I

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Performing Widowhood on the Early Modern English Stage

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sister Elizabeth Alington, as a substitute for Susan,

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Burial of Mary, Queen of Scots: Peterborough Journey

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