The Order of the Thistle and the reintroduction of Catholicism in late-seventeenth-century Scotland
I argue that King James VII used the foundation of a monarchical order and subsequently a building project to reintroduce Catholic visual culture to post-Reformation Scotland. In 1687 the king issued a royal warrant for the revival' of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle. A fi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University Press
[2017]
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The Innes review
Year: 2017, Volume: 68, Issue: 2, Pages: 132-146 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBF British Isles KDB Roman Catholic Church SA Church law; state-church law |
| Further subjects: | B
Canongate Kirk
B Holyrood Abbey B James Smith B Drummond Chapel B Order of the Thistle B King James VII |
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| Summary: | I argue that King James VII used the foundation of a monarchical order and subsequently a building project to reintroduce Catholic visual culture to post-Reformation Scotland. In 1687 the king issued a royal warrant for the revival' of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle. A fictional narrative was established by the Crown to validate the institution of the king's chivalric knighthood as an ancient religious Scottish tradition, and a habit was conceptualised and realised that connected the monarchy with the Roman Catholic faith. This link would ultimately be strengthened through a Catholic building project, which saw the construction of three new churches in Edinburgh and Perth between 1687-1688. Through church design, the king and a knight companion had the opportunity to create a visual reintroduction of Catholicism to be promoted in late-seventeenth century Scotland. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5219 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Innes review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3366/inr.2017.0142 |