Andrew Melville of Garvock
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Andrew Melville of Garvock was a Scottish courtier and servant of Mary, Queen of Scots.
A Renaissance style ostrich egg cup, 1570s, made in Prague Waddesdon Bequest, British Museum
Mary, Queen of Scots, was buried at Peterborough Cathedral on 1 August 1587 with a heraldic funeral, following her execution at Fotheringhay Castle on 8 February 1587. In 1612, her son James VI and I
Andrew Melville of Garvock
…Melville's note to William Cecil, and favourable answers were made. Melville was allowed to choose who and how many of the household would attend the queen's funeral at Peterborough Cathedral. Only Melville attended the final sermon. It was customary for the officers of the household to break symbolic staffs of…
Commemorative railings at Peterborough Cathedral
Portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots, wearing a mourning "barbe" veil beneath her chin
Ruins of the monastic refectory at Peterborough
Detail of the replica monument at the National Museums of Scotland