What Mary Queen of Scots’ Visit to Edzell Castle Really Signified 🏰

Mary Queen of Scots came to Edzell Castle on her very first “Progress” to the north of Scotland when she was 19 years old. She stayed at Edzell castle for 2 nights. Royal courts like Mary’s would travel often as her entourage was quite large and they would quickly use up a castle’s water and food supply. Human refuse would also quite literally pile up. Each castle would have to be thoroughly cleaned and Mary’s furniture, tapestries and bed hangings would be packed up and sent to the next castle ahead of her. It was also the financial responsibility of the host to pay for all the food, lodging and entertainment during the monarch and their entourage’s visit. In the course of Mary’s travels during her reign she stayed with 82 different hosts.

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Evelyn Edwards is a successful actress and history presenter. She has appeared on such shows as National Geographic’s Hydrogen vs. Hindenburg, Bosch, Criminal Minds, Castle, The Mentalist, Parenthood, The Thundermans, The Kicks, Marry Me, Outsourced, the Academy Award winning film Her, Mimi, and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.
Evelyn began her career in opera. She has performed with some of the opera industry’s leading conductors and singers including: Placido Domingo, Valery Gergiev, Kent Nagano, Eva Marton, Vladimir Chernov, Goesta Winburg, and others.
She has had the privilege of working with such famed directors as Oscar winner Maximilian Schell, Julie Taymor, Gian-Carlo Del Monaco, and Lotfi Mansuri during her tenure with Los Angeles Opera. Ms. Edwards made her professional singing debut at the age of 13, operatic debut at 19, and national television commercial debut at six months.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree and Master’s degree from UCLA and a Professional Studies Diploma from Mannes College of Music. She and her husband Chris love exploring the world and sharing their passion and love of history, castles, and photography together.