{"id":583,"date":"2008-10-12T18:17:52","date_gmt":"2008-10-12T23:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tudorhistory.org\/blog\/?p=583"},"modified":"2008-10-12T18:17:52","modified_gmt":"2008-10-12T23:17:52","slug":"member-of-the-scottish-parliament-seeks-return-of-mqos-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tudorhistory.org\/blog\/2008\/10\/12\/member-of-the-scottish-parliament-seeks-return-of-mqos-body\/","title":{"rendered":"Member of the Scottish Parliament seeks return of MQOS’ body"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was going to pass on this particular story since it will probably end up being one that is a bunch of talk that nothing ever comes of, but I couldn’t resist pointing out the historical error at the start of the article.<\/p>\n

From the BBC:<\/p>\n

A Nationalist MSP has called for the remains of Mary Queen of Scots to be returned to Scotland.<\/p>\n

The Catholic monarch’s body has lain at Westminster Abbey in London since she was executed on the orders of her cousin Elizabeth I of England in 1587.<\/p>\n

South of Scotland MSP Christine Grahame is to make a motion to the Scottish Parliament later this week demanding the body be repatriated.<\/p>\n

Composer James MacMillan and Lib Dem MSP Hugh O’Donnell backed the call.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The phrasing implies that Mary was buried at the Abbey right after her execution, which isn’t correct – she was originally buried at Peterborough Cathedral. Her body was moved to Westminster Abbey during her son James I’s reign. Oh well, I guess I should just be glad that they didn’t call her “Bloody Mary” or say that she was Elizabeth I’s sister, both of which are errors I’ve caught in news articles before.<\/p>\n

Full article<\/a><\/p>\n

Edited to add: Just in case anyone reads the sentence up at the top and thinks that I *do* want something to come of it, I want to clarify that I don’t. James wanted his mother buried in the Abbey and that’s where I think she should stay. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was going to pass on this particular story since it will probably end up being one that is a bunch of talk that nothing ever comes of, but I couldn’t resist pointing out the historical error at the start of the article. From the BBC: A Nationalist MSP has…<\/p>\n

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