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Books and Articles Relating to Mary, Queen of Scots

This is a list of books and articles that I have found interesting in my research on the life and needlework of Mary Queen of Scots. Included are books on symbols and ciphers that I found useful in interpreting her needlework, as well as books on her life, on the places she lived, on the people she was related to and associated with, on costume of the era and on the Tudor Era in England in general. Some of these books are out of print, but I still list them because you can generally find them through interlibrary loan. For purchases, contact Ruth Kern,  or go to The Advanced Book Exchange,. If you have a book that I've missed, please email me! As you can see, this has become a collection addiction for me!!

• Arnold, Edward. Castles and Residences of Mary Queen of Scots. The English Illustrated Magazine, London, 1892.
• Arthur, Liz. Embroidery 1600-1700 at the Burrell Collection. John Murray Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland; 1995.
• Ashelford, Jane. A Visual History of Costume: The Sixteenth Century. Batsford, London; 1983.
• The Art of Dress: Clothes and Society 1500-1914 The National Trust, London: 1996.
• Bath, Michael. Renaissance Decorative Painting in Scotland. National Museums of Scotland Publishing: 2003.
• Bell, Robin. Bittersweet Within My Heart: The Collected Poems of Mary, Queen of Scots. Chronicle Books, 1993.
• Bingham, Caroline. Darnley: A Life of Henry Stuart Lord Darnley Consort of Mary Queen of Scots. Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1997.
• Bingham, Madeleine. Scotland Under Mary Stuart: An Account of Everyday Life. St. Martinís Press, New York: 1971.
• Bradbury, Frances. English Crewel Designs: Sixteenth to Eighteenth Centuries. Stemmer House, Maryland: 1982.
• Breeze, David J., A Queen's Progress. HMSO, London: 1987.
• Historic Scotland: 5000 Years of Scotland's Heritage. Batsford, London: 1999.
• Brooke, Xanthe. Catalogue of Embroideries: The Lady Lever Art Gallery. Alan Sutton, NH: 1992.
• Caldwell, David and Rosalind Marshall. The Queen's World: A Celebration of Mary Queen of Scots. The Trustees of the National Galleries of Scotland, Napier-Jones, London, 1987.
• Clabburn, Pamela. Masterpieces of Embroidery. Thaidon Press Ltd., Oxford, 1981.
• Clarke, Dorothy. Exploring Elizabethan Embroidery. Georgeson Publishing, NZ: 1997.
• Cooper, J. C. An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Traditional Symbols. Thames and Hudson, New York: 1987.
• Coventry, Martin. A Wee Guide to the Castles and Mansions of Scotland. Goblinshead, 1998.
• Cowan, Ian B. The Enigma of Mary Stuart. Victor Gollancz, London, 1971.
• The Scottish Reformation: Church and Society in Sixteenth Century Scotland Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London: 1982.
• Croft, Pauline. 1603: James VI of Scotland and the English Throne. History Scotland Magazine, Edinburgh, Scotland V. 3, No. 3. May/June 2003.
• Crosby, Allan and John Bruce, eds. Accounts and Papers Relating to Mary Queen of Scots. AMS Press, New York: 1968.
• Curious Works Press. German Renaissance Patterns for Embroidery. Curious Works, Austin, TX: 1994.
• Cust, Lionel and Sir George Scharf. Authenticated Portraits of Mary Queen of Scots. Ballantyne Press, London: MCMIII.
• Davidson, Peter Saint Mary, Queen and Martyr. History Scotland Magazine, Edinburgh, Scotland: V. 2, No. 1 Jan/Feb 2002.
• Digby, George Wingfield. Elizabethan Embroidery. Thomas Yoseloff, New York 1963.
• Dixon, Annette, ed. Women Who Ruled: Queens, Goddesses, Amazons in Renaissance and Baroque Art. Merrell Press, London: 2002.
• Donaldson, Gordon.
  • Scotland: Church and Nation through Sixteen Centuries. SCM Press, Ltd., London: 1960.
  • Scotland: The Shaping of a Nation. David and Charles, London: 1974.
  • Scottish Kings. B. T. Batsford, Ltd., London: 1967.
  • The Faith of the Scots. B. T. Batsford, Ltd., London: 1990.
  • The First Trial of Mary Queen of Scots. B. R. Batsford, Ltd., London: 1959.
• Dunn, Jane. Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens. Alfred A. Knopf, New York: 2003.
• Durant, David M. Bess of Hardwick: Portrait of an Elizabethan Dynast. Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London: 1977.
• Erlande-Brandenburg, Alain. Lady and the Unicorn. Union de Musees Nationales, Paris: 1989.
• Fontana, David. The Secret Language of Symbols: A Visual Key to Symbols and Their Meanings. Duncan Baird Publishers, London: 1994.
• Fraser, Antonia. Mary Queen of Scots. Dell Publishing, NY: 1969.
• Freeman, Rosemary. English Emblem Books. Octagon Books, New York: 1948, 1978.
• Gaudio, Joanne. ìA Message in Tent Stitch and a Reply: The Politics of Mary, Queen of Scots, and Elizabeth I of England Piecework Magazine, Loveland, CO: Vol. 9, Number 5.
• George, Margaret. Mary, Queen of Scotland and the Isles. St. Martins Press, New York: 1992.
• Gibson, Clare. Signs and Symbols: An Illustrated Guide to Their Meaning and Origins. Barnes and Noble, New York: 2001.
• Gordanier-Jary, Linda. Bess of Hardwick: Life's Ardent Scholar. The Sampler and Antique Needlework Quarterly, Volume 13.
• Gordanier-Jary, Linda. Mary Queen of Scots: A Queen with Time to Stitch. The Sampler and Antique Needlework Quarterly, Volume 16.
• Guy, John. Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart. Houghton-Mifflin, 2004.
• Hallam, Elizabeth and Andrew Prescott, eds. The British Inheritance: A Treasury of Historic Documents. University of California Press, Berkeley: 1999.
• Hannavy, John. Mary's Royal Progress. Scotland Magazine, Issue 13, May 2004.
• Henderson, T. F. Mary Queen of Scots: Her Environment and Tragedy, Vols. 1 and 2. Haskell House Publishers , New York, 1969.
• Holmes, Nicholas. The Coinage of Mary and Darnley. History Scotland Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 1, Jan-Feb. 2004.
• Hopkins, Lis. Writing Renaissance Queens: Texts by and about Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots. University of Delaware Press, Newark: 2002.
• Howard, Maurice. The Tudor Image. Tate Gallery, London: 1995.
• Hubbard, Kate. A Material Girl. Bess of Hardwick 1527-1608. Short Books, London: 2001.
• Hughes, Therle. English Domestic Needlework. Abbey Fine Arts, London: nd.
• Irvine, John. The Last Letters of Mary Stuart. History Scotland Magazine, Volume 4, No 2, March-April, 2004.
• Johnstone, Pauline. Three Hundred Years of Embroidery: 1600-1900. Wakefield Press , Australia: 1986.
• Jean, Georges. Signs, Symbols and Ciphers. Abrams Publishers, New York: 1998.
• Jones, Neil. The Tragic Queen. Realm Magazine, Landis burg, PA, October 2003.
• Jordan, M. English Secular Embroidery. Kegan, Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co., London: 1910.
• Kendrick, A. F.
  • A Book of Old Embroidery. The Studio Ltd., London: 1921.
  • English Embroidery. George Newnes Ltd., London: 1905.
• Landsberg, Sylvia. The Medieval Garden. Thames and Hudson, NY: nd.
• Lamb, Clara, Robert M. Collins, and Cedric J. Holyoake. English Heraldic Embroidery and Textiles at the Victoria and Albert Museum. V&A Publications: 1927.
• Laynesmith, Joanna L. The Thistle and The Rose. History Scotland Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 5, Sept-Oct. 2003.
• Levey, Santina M. Elizabethan Treasures: The Hardwick Hall Textiles. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York: 1988.
• Lewis, Jayne Elizabeth.
  • Mary Queen of Scots: Romance and Nation. Routledge, London: 1998.
  • The Trial of Mary Queen of Scots. Bedford: 1999.
• Lynch, Michael. Mary Stewart: Queen in Three Kingdoms. Basil Blackwell, Ltd., Oxford: 1988.
• MacKay, James. In My End is My Beginning: The Life of Mary Queen of Scots. Mainstream Publishing: 2000.
• Mackenzie, Agnes Mure. The Scotland of Queen Mary and the Religious Wars 1513-1638. Greenwood Press, Connecticut: 1957.
• MacLeod, John. Dynasty: The Stuarts 1560-1807. St. Martin's Press, NY: 2001.
• MacRobert, A. E. Mary, Queen of Scots and the Casket Letters. I.B. Tauris Publishers, London: 2002.
• Mallett Press.
  • Needlework: A Fine Art. Mallett, London: 2001.
  • A Noble Art: Historic Needlework. Mallett, London: 1999.
• Marshall, Rosalind K.
  • Elizabeth I. Stemmer House, Owings Mills, MD: 1991.
  • Mary of Guise. National Museums of Scotland Publishing, Edinburgh: 2001.
  • Queen of Scots. HMSO, Edinburgh, Scotland: 1986.
  • John Know. Berlinn, Edinburgh, 2000.
• Merriman, Marcus. The Rough Wooings: Mary Queen of Scots 1542-1551. Tuckwell Press, East Linton, Scotland: 2000.
• Millar, A. H.
  • Mary Queen of Scots. Sands and Co., Edinburgh: 1931.
  • The Romance of Mary Queen of Scots. Valentine and Sons, Dundee: 1927.
• Miller, John. The Stuarts. Hambledon and London, London and New York: 2004.
• Miller, Joyce. The Pocket Scottish History Series: A Wee Guide to Mary Queen of Scots. Goblinshead Publishing, Scotland: 1996.
• Milton, Elizabeth Giles. Big Chief Elizabeth. Ferrars, Straus and Giroux, New York: 2000.
• Morse, H.K. Elizabethan Pageantry. The Studio Publications, London: 1934.
• Morse, Pat. Needleart: A Short History of English Embroidery. Self-published, 1987.
• National Trust. Of Household Stuff: The 1601 Inventories of Bess of Hardwick. Biddle, Ltd., 2001.
• Orlin, Lena Cowan. Elizabethan Households: An Anthology.The Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, DC: 1995.
• Osborne, June. Entertaining Elizabeth I: The Progresses and Great Houses of Her Time. Bishops Gate Press, Great Britain: 1989.
• Phillips, James Emerson. Images of a Queen: Mary Stuart in Sixteenth Century Literature. University of California Press, Berkeley: 1964.
• Philosophical Library. Letters and Poems by Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots. The Philosophical Library, New York: 1947.
• Plaidy, Jean.
  • The Royal Road to Fotheringhay. Hale, 1966.
  • Mary Queen of Scots, The Fair Devil of Scotland. Star Books, 1978.
• Plowden, Alison.
  • Tudor Women: Queens and Commoners. Sutton Publishing, Great Britain, 1979 and 2002.
  • Two Queens in One Isle: The Deadly Relationship between Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots. Sutton Publishing, 1999.
• Post, W. Elwood. Saints, Signs and Symbols. Morehouse Publishing, Harrisburg, PA: 1974.
• Ridley, Jasper. The Tudor Age. Constable and Co., Ltd., Great Britain: 1988.
• Roberts, Jane. Royal Artists from Mary Queen of Scots to the Present Day. Grafton Books, London: 1987.
• Rowse, A. L.
  • The England of Elizabeth. The Macmillan Co., New York:1951.
  • Royal Romances #39: Mary Queen of Scots and Lord Darnley. Marshall Cavendish Ltd., London: 1991.
• Scarisbrick, Diana. Tudor and Jacobean Jewelry. Tate Publishing, London: 1995.
• Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
  • The Royal House of Stewart. National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh: 1958.
  • Scottish History Told By Portraits. HMSO, Aberdeen: 1924.
• Schaefer, Carol. Mary Queen of Scots. The Crossroads Publishing Co., New York: 2002.
• Schuette, Marie and Sigrid Muller-Christensen. La Broderie. Clichef Meisenbach Rifferth: 1963.
• Smith, Lacey Baldwin.
  • The Elizabethan Epic. Jonathan Cape, Ltd., England: 1966.
  • The Elizabethan World. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston: 1966.
  • The Realm of England: 1399-1688. D. C. Heath & Co., Lexington, MA: 1996.
• Snook, Barbara. English Historical Embroidery. Batsford, London: 1960.
• English Embroidery. Batsford, London: 1974.
• Steel, David and Judy. Mary Stuart's Scotland: The Landscape, Life and Legends of Mary, Queen of Scots. Harmony Books, New York: 1987.
• Strong, Roy.
  • Portraits of Queen Elizabeth I. Oxford University Press, Oxford: 1962.
  • with Julia Trevelyan Oman. Elizabeth R. Stein and Day, NY: 1971.
  • with Julia Trevelyan Oman. Mary Queen of Scots. Stein and Day, New York: 1972.
• Swain, Margaret.
  • A Devotional Miscellany: A Printed Replica of an Embroidered Book in the Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
  • Embroidered Stuart Pictures. Shire Publications, Ltd., Great Britain: 1990.
  • Figures on Fabric. A & C Black, London: 1980.
  • Historical Needlework: A study of influences in Scotland and Northern England. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York: 1970.
  • Scottish Embroidery: Medieval to Modern. B.T. Batsford Ltd., London: 1986.
  • The Needlework of Mary Queen of Scots. Ruth Bean Publishers, Carlton-Bedford, England: 1986.
• Symonds, Mary and Louisa Preece. Needlework Through the Ages. Hodder and Stroughton, London: 1928.
• Synge, Lanto.
  • Antique Needlework. Blandford Press, London: 1982.
  • Book of Needlework and Embroidery -- Royal School of Needlework. Wm. Collins and Son, London: 1986.
• Tarrant, Naomi. Textile Treasures: An Introduction to European Decorative Textiles for Home and Church in the National Museums of Scotland. National Museums of Scotland Publishing, Ltd., Edinburgh, Scotland: 1988.
• Victoria and Albert Museum.
  • A Picture Book of English Embroidery. Victoria and Albert Museum Board of Education, London: 1926.
  • English Ecclesiastical Embroidery of the 13th-16th Centuries. HMSO, London: 1907.
  • Opus Anglicanum: English Medieval Embroidery. Curwen Press, London: 1963.
• Vinciolo, Federico. Renaissance Patterns for Lace Embroidery and Needlepoint. Dover, NY: 1971.
• Wardle, Patricia. Guide to English Embroidery. HMSO, London, 1970.
• Warner, Pamela. Embroidery: A History. B.T. Batsford, London: 1991.
• Watkins, Susan.
  • In Public and In Private: Elizabeth I and her World. Thames and Hudson, New York: 1998.
  • Mary Queen of Scots. Thames and Hudson, NY: 2001.
• Weir, Alison. The Children of Henry VIII (formerly entitled Children of England). Ballantyne, New York: 1996.
• Mary Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley. Ballantyne, New York: 2003.
• Wetzler, Robert and Helen Huntington. Seasons and Symbols: A Handbook on the Church Year. Augsburg Publishing House, Minneapolis, MN: 1962.
• Wormald, Jenny.
  • Court, Kirk, and Community: Scotland 1470-1625. University of Toronto Press, Toronto: 1981.
  • Mary Queen of Scots: Politics, Passion and a Kingdom Lost. Tauris Parke Paperbacks, London and New York: 2001.
• Yale French Studies. Image and Symbol in the Renaissance. Yale University, New Haven, CT: 1972.
• Zimmerman, Jane D.
  • English Secular Needlework: Tudor and Stuart Periods. Self-published, Richmond, CA: 1992.
  • The Art of Elizabethan Embroidery. Self-published, Richmond, CA: 1999.
• Zweig, Stefan. Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles. Lancer Books, New York: 1935.