The baptism of James VI was celebrated at Stirling Castle in December 1566 with a masque, fireworks, and a staged assault on a mock fortress.[1] The entertainment was devised by George Buchanan and Bastian Pagez.[2]
^Michael Lynch, 'Queen Mary's Triumph: The Baptismal Celebrations at Stirling in December 1566', Scottish Historical Review, 69:187 Part 1 (April 1990), pp. 1-21.
^Roger A. Mason, 'George Buchanan and Mary, Queen of Scots', Scottish Church History, 30:1 (2000), p. 14: William Barclay Turnbull, Letters of Mary Stuart (London, 1845), p. xxiv.
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