What is it about?
This paper discusses the identity of the queen's household revealed by the clothing she bought for her servants and courtiers, and gave to female attendants who married. Anna and James VI attended these weddings, and wore masque costumes. The queen used clothing to mark out her identity as a Danish princess.
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Why is it important?
This paper is based on examination and close reading of the wardrobe accounts made by the Scottish merchant Robert Joussie. This source has rarely been consulted. Another paper in this journal, by Dr Jemma Field, also draws on joussie's accounts to describe the queen's strategies of display. Documents related to the management of the household are also cited, and these provide new insights into the Scottish court which can only be infrequently glimpsed in diplomatic correspondence.
Perspectives
This paper opens new horizons in imagining the Scottish court as a place of colour and theatre, which in the 1590s was directly supported by money supplied by Elizabeth I.
Dr Michael W Pearce
University of Dundee
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This page is a summary of: Anna of Denmark: Fashioning a Danish Court in Scotland, The Court Historian, May 2019, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/14629712.2019.1626110.
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