person
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary Stuart
also: Stuart Mária, Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Stuart (1542–1587), Queen of Scotland, executed at Fotheringhay; her reputed composure dressing before the scaffold became one of the most celebrated anecdotes of queenly dignity in death.
Reading notes
- On Women and Their Vocation §1 Mary Stuart
Mary Queen of Scots (1542–1587), executed at Fotheringhay; the image of her dressing with care before ascending the scaffold became a famous emblem of queenly composure in the face of death.
- Studies and Articles §1.4 Mary Stuart
Mary Queen of Scots (1542–1587), executed by Elizabeth I of England. The anecdote — that she dressed herself before a mirror before mounting the scaffold — was widely cited in Romantic literature as proof of the feminine preoccupation with beauty even in extremis.