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James VI of Scotland in 1583

The Entry of James VI into Edinburgh was a ceremony marking the coming of age of James VI of Scotland as an adult ruler on Friday 19 October 1579. The 13-year old king came to Edinburgh to begin his adult rule, having spent his childhood at Stirling Castle.

His entry to the town was marked by a ceremonial Royal entry, the usual way across Europe of marking a new monarch, or one making his first visit to a city.

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Entry of James VI into Edinburgh

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From the age of thirteen until his death, the life of King James VI of Scotland and I of England (1566–1625) was characterised by close relationships...

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James VI and I

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James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland...

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Entry and coronation of Anne of Denmark

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On 17 May 1590, Anne of Denmark was crowned Queen of Scotland. There was also a ceremony of joyous entry into Edinburgh on 19 May, an opportunity for spectacle...

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Royal entry

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decorated the tables.Book 1579: The Entry of James VI into Edinburgh was intended to celebrate the commencement of the king's adult reign, after a childhood...

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George VI

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George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth...

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Coronation of James I and Anne

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University of Edinburgh

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research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Founded by the town council under the authority of a royal charter of King James VI in 1582 and officially...

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Falkland Palace

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correspondence with James VI King of Scotland (Edinburgh, 1766), pp. 165-6. Robert Chambers, Domestic Annals of Scotland, vol. 1 (Edinburgh, 1858), p. 451...

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Agnes Sampson

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1816), sig. B3. James Craigie, Minor Prose Works of James VI and I (Scottish Text Society, Edinburgh, 1982), p. 151, modernised here. James Dennistoun, Moysie's...

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Rough Wooing

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and Mary Queen of Scots 1547–1603, H.M. General Register House Edinburgh, vol. 1, ed. J. Bain, (1898) Calendar of State Papers of Edward VI, 1547–1553, ed...

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Linlithgow Palace

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pp. 166–7. Accounts of the Treasurer, vol. 13 (Edinburgh, 1978), p. 157. Miles Kerr-Peterson, A Protestant Lord in James VI's Scotland: George Keith...

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English subsidy of James VI

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Queen Elizabeth I of England paid a subsidy to King James VI of Scotland from 1586 to 1602. This enabled her to influence James by delaying or deferring...

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Royal Mile

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on the Royal Mile include the Entry of Mary, Queen of Scots (1561), the Entry of James VI (1579), and the Entry of Anne of Denmark (1590). Several infamous...

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Running at the ring

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Life of James VI, A Long Apprenticeship (Edinburgh: John Donald, 2023), p. 174. Register of the Privy Seal of Scotland, Addenda, vol. 14 (Edinburgh, 1898)...

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Edinburgh

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developed into the University of Edinburgh, which contributed to Edinburgh's central intellectual role in subsequent centuries. In 1603, King James VI of Scotland...

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Edinburgh Castle

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Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It stands on Castle Rock, which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age....

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William MacDowall

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1579 he completed works in preparation for the ceremonial entry of James VI into Edinburgh. In November he prepared a sand arena or tournament course...

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Union of the Crowns

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Union of the Crowns (Scottish Gaelic: Aonadh nan Crùintean; Scots: Union o the Crouns) was the accession of James VI of Scotland to the throne of the Kingdom...

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Horse racing in Scotland

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reference to this in royal records is restricted to a single entry. It is not until the reign of James VI that racing truly emerges. Races were held at Peebles...

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African presence at the Scottish royal court

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Dalkeith Palace

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Peder Munk

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Anne's coronation in Edinburgh, Peder Munk travelled to view and take formal possession of the lands which James VI had given Anne of Denmark as a "morning...

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