Archives de Tag: James V

Madeleine of Valois, king James V’s first wife

octobre 24, 2015 · par · dans 16th century, 19th century, France, history, Holyrood Abbey, Mary of Guise, Renaissance, Scotland, Stewart, tomb · Poster un commentaire

In the first half of the XVIth century, France and Scotland were not only bound by the Auld Alliance, a treaty of mutual military assistance between the two kingdoms dating from the end of the XIIIth century. Many Scots were also permanently living on the Continent: Scottish merchants living in the cities of Rouen and […]

Portraits of James V of Scotland and the celebration of dynasty

octobre 17, 2014 · par · dans 16e siècle, Angleterre, Art, Écosse, femmes, France, Frankreich, Guise, Histoire, Histoire de l'art, Marie de Guise, Patrimoine, Personnalité, Renaissance, Scotland · 2 Commentaires

« There is evidence to suggest that the Stewart kings were keenly aware of the need both to circulate an official likeness and to assemble a gallery of dynastic forebears. Portrait artists were seemingly employed at the Scottish court from the reign of James I. When Mary Queen of Scots was executed at Fotheringhay Castle in […]