#cliffs of dover

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Mary Queen of Scots Returning to Scotland from France Passing the Cliffs of Dover

Artist: British (English) School

Date: 1800-1899

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: National Trust Collections, London, United Kingdom

Description

In August 1561, 18-year-old Mary Queen of Scots departed France to return to Scotland after her husband, King Francis II, died, ending her time as French Queen. The voyage was filled with anxiety and omen-filled fog,, as she passed the English coast. She landed in Leith on August 19, 1561, returning to a Protestant Scotland as a Catholic monarch, initiating her tumultuous personal rule.

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Mary Queen of Scots Returning to Scotland from France Passing the Cliffs of Dover

Artist: British (English) School

Date: 1800-1899

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: National Trust Collections, London, United Kingdom

Description

Mary, Queen of Scots, returned to Scotland from France in August 1561, following the death of her husband, King Francis II, and the death of her mother, Mary of Guise, who had been the regent of Scotland.

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Cliffs Of Dover - Eric Johnson

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(via File:On coast path heading N towards St Margaret's Bay near Dover - geograph.org.uk - 6336274.jpg - Wikimedia Commons)

[lokiiago]

Dover Castle is maybe the most haunted place I've ever visited. The most intense "shine" I've gotten in a single instance was in Berlin, but this venue was the "loudest" overall.

-- photos taken by me in 2011