Jane Kennedy (courtier)
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Jane, Janet, or Jean Kennedy was a companion of Mary, Queen of Scots, during her captivity in England.
Jane Kennedy blindfolding Mary, Queen of Scots, 19th-century painting by Abel de Pujol, (Valenciennes, musée des Beaux-Arts)
Memorial picture showing Jane Kennedy as a background figure to the right of Mary, (Royal Collection)
Andrew Melville of Garvock
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Andrew Melville of Garvock was a Scottish courtier and servant of Mary, Queen of Scots.
Jane Kennedy (courtier)
…for two hours about Mary's last days and told his courtiers about the execution. King James was sad and pensive and had no supper that day. She married Andrew Melville of Garvock. Garvock is near to Dunfermline. Andrew was a brother of the diplomats James Melville of Halhill and Robert Melville. In 1568 he had brought a gold…
A Renaissance style ostrich egg cup, 1570s, made in Prague Waddesdon Bequest, British Museum