Mary Stuart, 1542-1587, Queen of Scotland and Dowager Queen of France. Daughter of James V of Scotland and Marie de Guise.

A short walk away from the 12th century Abbey and situated in a garden of pear trees, this house was visited by Mary in October 1566. She had come to the Borders via Traquair House to preside at local courts and stayed for four weeks, most of the time spent recovering from her arduous ride to visit her future lover, the Earl of Bothwell at Hermitage Castle.

In fact she was so exhausted that she caught a fever and nearly died from it. Later on, when held in captivity by Elizabeth I of England, she said, "Would that I had died in Jedburgh..."

The rooms in Mary Queen of Scots House contain tapestries, oil paintings, furniture, arms and armour and some of Mary's possessions, arranged in narrative sections:

Her birth, and carefree childhood in France.

Her return to Scotland as Queen, her stormy reign, the plots and Mary's downfall.

Her captivity and eventual execution at Fotheringay Castle in 1587.

One of Scotlands top visitor attractions, nowhere else is the story of Mary, Queen of Scots told and interpreted so fully. Many visitors say they have been left with a profound impression of her life and the times in which she lived, and deeply touched by it.

Mary Queen of Scots House is in Queen Street, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, about 90 minutes drive South of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Usually open: March-mid November, daily, 10-5. Admission charge. Tel:01835 86331.

瑪麗斯圖亞特, 1542-1587, 蘇格蘭女王及作為遺孀的法國王后.

蘇格蘭詹姆斯五世（James V）和瑪麗·德·蓋斯（Marie de Guise）的女兒.

這座住宅距離12世紀教堂（12th century Abbey）只需要步行很短時間，位于一片梨樹林中，瑪麗女王1566年來此居住。她經由特拉奎爾宅來到邊境，在當地的宮廷主持會議，并滯留了四個星期，其中，由于她騎馬到隱士城堡探望未婚夫博思韋爾伯爵，大部分的時間在從疲憊不堪的旅途中休養生息。

實際上，她已經筋疲力盡并且感染風寒，差點因此死去。之后，當她被伊麗莎白一世（Elizabeth I）囚禁于英格蘭時，她說到 "我幾乎已經死于耶德堡..."

蘇格蘭瑪麗女王的住宅房間包含各種掛毯，油畫，家具，武器，盔甲和一些瑪麗的生平, 整理并敘述如下:

她在法國出生，以及無憂無慮的童年。

她作為女王回歸蘇格蘭, 她暴風雨般的統治，密謀以及她的垮臺。

1587年，她在佛斯林費堡（Fotheringhay Castle）的囚禁生活及最終的死刑。

蘇格蘭女王瑪麗口述，并已經過全文翻譯的女王自己的故事，成為蘇格蘭最吸引游客的事物之一. 很多游客都談到他們對女王的生活及其所處的時代留下了無法磨滅的印象，并被女王的故事所深深感動.

蘇格蘭瑪麗女王的住宅位于蘇格蘭羅克斯巴勒郡耶德堡的女王大街（Queen Street, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire）, 從愛丁堡駕車前往只需90分鐘。

通常開放時間: 三月-十月中旬, 每天10：00am- 5：00pm. 需要購票. 電話:01835 86331.


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