The Final March of Mary Queen of Scots
Posted in The Unexpected, Music, History, Musicology on Oct 20th, 2008 No Comments »
Beyond those who chop wood for the family hearth, the sound of an axe striking its target is not common place in contemporary life. This was not the case in Elizabethan England. Chunky thuds of axes were common sounds then as men cleared forests, built ships, prepared firewood and executed those convicted of the many capital crimes of the day.
The most famous ax victim of the era had to be Elizabeth’s cousin. The French know her as Marie Stuart. The English speaking world remembers her as Mary Queen of Scots
To read more history about Mary Stewart go to these websites:
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/maryqueenofscots.htm
http://tudorhistory.org/primary/exmary.html
http://englishhistory.net/tudor/exmary.html
Click here to view an 1895 re-enactment by Thomas Edison of Mary’s execution
Image of Mary I from http://www.marileecody.com/images.html
The Final March of Mary Queen of Scots is track 2 of Music to Read By, the compilation CD of Island Musicans produced to raise money for the expansion of the Chincoteague Island Library. Copies are available at CCA member shops and the Library.
Host and Producer: Bill Troxler
