Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Queen of Scots

Author: Jayne Elizabeth Lewis

Publisher: Taylor & Francis US

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780415114813

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Examines the enigma of Mary Queen of Scots by exploring the history of her representation in Britain from the late Tudor period to the end of the First World War.

Afterlife of Mary, Queen of Scots
Afterlife of Mary, Queen of Scots

Author: Steven J. Reid

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Published: 2024-04-30

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 1399523562

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Mary Queen of Scots (1542-1587) was active as monarch of Scotland for just six years between 1561 and 1567, but her impact as a ruler in Scotland is much less important than her subsequent role in popular culture and imagination. Her story has enjoyed perpetual retelling and reached a global audience over the past four and a half centuries. This collection surveys the exceptionally varied range of objects, literature, art and media that have been produced to commemorate Mary between her own time and the present day. Why is her story so enduring, pervasive, and of such interest to so many different audiences? How have the narratives associated with these objects evolved in response to shifting cultural attitudes? The collection offers a much-needed novel perspective on the Queen of Scots, using an approach at the intersection of early modern, gender and cultural history, museum and heritage studies, and memory studies.

Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Queen of Scots

Author: Jayne Lewis

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2005-08-04

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 1134822189

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As an historical figure Mary Queen of Scots has been perpetually represented on canvas, page and stage, and has captured the British imagination since the time of her death in 1587. The 'real' Mary Stuart however has remained an enigma. Mary Queen of Scots: Romance and Nation sheds light on Mary's life by exploring four main themes: * the history of Mary's representation in Britain from the late Tudor period focusing on key periods in the formation of the British identity and closely analysing several texts against a background of the visual, musical and literary works of each period * the reasons why those representing Mary have been so conscious that her image was largely a debatable fiction * the identification of symbolic styles, using Mary to reveal the habits of representation in each historical period * The link between the image of Mary Stuart and Britain's long struggle to define itself as a single nation, focusing on the roles of gender and religion in this development.