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Mary Queen of Scots Brass Rubbing Art Historical Royalty Grave Rubbing British:
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~*Mary, Queen of Scots*~

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Mary Stuart became Queen of Scotland at the age of 6 days. She was sent to France where she married the heir to the French throne. Her mother was regent of Scotland while her daughter grew up. At the age of 18, Mary was widowed and returned to Scotland to rule. After two disastrous marriages first to Lord Darnley then to the Earl of Bothwell, she escaped to appeal to Queen Elizabeth I to help her regain her throne. However, Mary was a threat to Elizabeth\'s rule being a Catholic and was held in captivity for nineteen years. She was beheaded in 1587 following involvement in a plot to have Elizabeth killed and Mary take the throne of England.

Mary, was the daughter of James V of Scotland, she became queen when she was only 6 days old. She was betrothed to the Dauphin (Crown Prince) of France and sent to France for her education when a child. In 1559 the Dauphin became King Francis II and Mary, the Queen of France. Unfortunately King Frances died 1 year later. Mary was now the Dowager Queen.

She returned to Scotland and became entangled in the religious problems of the country. Mary was a devout Catholic in a country which was mainly Protestant. She married her cousin James Stewart, Lord Darnley and they had a son who became James VI of Scotland and James I of England. Mary and Darnley\'s marriage became strained and there was talk of a divorce. But before that could happen he was \"killed\" when the house he was staying at following an illness was blown-up. The Earl of Bothwell, Mary\'s lover, was thought to have been behind the plot that lead to Darnley\'s death and the people of Scotland were horrified when Mary was suspected of of being involved in the plot. Then Mary made a drastic mistake by marrying the Earl Bothwell 3 months after Darnley\'s death. The Protestant nobles rose against her and she was forced to abdicated in favour of her son, James with her half-brother as Regent.

Mary was imprisoned in Scotland but escaped to England where she sought protection from her cousin Queen Elizabeth I. However, Elizabeth had her imprisoned. Mary was later found guilty of treason, for plotting the death of Elizabeth, and was beheaded in 1587.

The History Behind Brass Rubbing

Monumental brasses were produced between 1000 – 1650 AD as a commemoration to the dead, or as a special church related event. Today, only approximately 8,000 monumental brasses left. Because the metal and enamel used to create these monuments were such precious commodities, many were destroyed and melted down to create armament. In addition, many of the brasses were destroyed during the various religious uprisings in Great Britain and the continent.

Brass rubbings are done by stretching a linen rag paper over the deeply etched monumental brass that is usually found at the gravesite. After securing the paper, heelball (a very hard wax) is rubbed vigorously over the paper surface to get an exact copy of the brass plate. A single rubbing can take from 2 hours to 2 days to complete depending in it\'s size, condition, and complexity.

Measurements

Queen Mary measures approximately 15 by 30 inches. She has been made with gold heelball on black paper produced specifically for brass rubbing.She will arrive ready for mounting and framing

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