Chapter Twelve. Anna Of Denmark’s Coronation And Entry Into Edinburgh, 1590: Cultural, Religious And Diplomatic Perspectives

Meikle, Maureen

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“…84 And at the entry of Anna of Denmark to Edinburgh, after her coronation at Holyrood in May 1590, there was a tableau equating Anna with the Queen of Sheba and James as her Solomon. 85 For our purposes, however, a clinching piece of evidence is a letter dated 17 July 1594, in which it is reported that 'the Chancellor and rest of the council at Edinburgh have sent to solicit his Majesty that the baptism may be at Edinburgh as the ambassadors cannot be furnished at Stirling and the great Temple of Solomon which is a building cannot be completed before the day "prefixtt."' 86 The writer of the letter, the Scottish courtier John Colville (71542-1605), was 'one of the most consistent suppliers of information to Queen Elizabeth's government concerning the political affairs of Scotland during the last quarter of the sixteenth century'.…”

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The ‘Great Temple of Solomon’ at Stirling Castle

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In 1594, a new Chapel Royal was erected at Stirling Castle, for the baptism, on 30 August of that year, of Prince Henry, first-born son and heir to James VI King of Scots and his wife, Queen Anna, sister of Denmark’s Christian IV. James saw the baptism as a major opportunity to emphasize, to an international — and, above all, English — audience, both his own and Henry’s suitability as heirs to England’s childless and elderly Queen Elizabeth. To commemorate the baptism and associated festivities, a detailed written account was produced, entitledA True Reportarieand attributed to William Fowler. It provided a remarkable piece of Stuart propaganda, as testified by many subsequent reprints, including during the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion. James no doubt had in mind the example of the celebrations at his own baptism in December 1566, which ‘took the form of a triumphant Renaissance festival, the first that Scotland — and indeed Great Britain — had ever seen’. Despite apparently being constructed within a mere seven months, the new chapel achieved its aim of being both impressive and symbolic of the aspirations of the Scottish king (Fig. 1). It can claim to be the earliest Renaissance church in Britain, with its main entrance framed by a triumphal arch, flanked by Italianate windows. However, even more significant is the evidence that the chapel was deliberately modelled on the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem.

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The ‘Great Temple of Solomon’ at Stirling Castle

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“…8 Mary's arrival in Edinburgh as widowed Queen Dowager of France was staged in 1561, 9 while her son James VI's entry as adult ruler was organised in 1579. 10 In 1590 Anne of Denmark was welcomed into town as James VI's bride, 11 James VI and I visited Edinburgh in 1617, 12 and Charles I's coronation entry was also staged there in 1633. 13 Other triumphal entries into urban precincts were organised elsewhere in Scotland, such as in St Andrews in 1538 for the arrival of Mary of Lorraine from France, and in Aberdeen, for Margaret Tudor and James IV's visit to the city in 1511.…”

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Municipal Perspective, Royal Expectations, and the Use of Public Space: The Case of the West Port, Edinburgh, 1503–1633

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2011

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‘Ane Account of Ane Embassie’, 1590

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Ane Account of ane Embassie performed by William Steuart Commendator of Pittenweim And mr John SkeenTo England[,] Denmark[,] And Princess of Germanie in Anno 1590[.]WE departed from Edinburgh the 9t day of Junij 1590. came yat night to Berwick lodged in mr Andersones[,] Humainlie receaved, Be Sir John Selbie Master porter, And Sir William Reid capitaine[.] 10. day in the morning we receaved the bankett from Sir Henric wodringtoun marschell and Governour deput. Theraster the samyn day wee tooke the post at 9 hours befoirnoon – Toward lundoun In maner follouing[:]

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Chapter Twelve. Anna Of Denmark’s Coronation And Entry Into Edinburgh, 1590: Cultural, Religious And Diplomatic Perspectives

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The ‘Great Temple of Solomon’ at Stirling Castle

The ‘Great Temple of Solomon’ at Stirling Castle

Municipal Perspective, Royal Expectations, and the Use of Public Space: The Case of the West Port, Edinburgh, 1503–1633

‘Ane Account of Ane Embassie’, 1590

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