ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses spanning the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries will call on a wide variety of sources to counteract the absence of official texts for Scottish ceremonial entries before 1633, and will work back chronologically through the arrivals and entries of Anne of Denmark, Marie de Guise, Margaret Tudor, Margaret of Denmark and Mary of Guelders, in order to explore continuity and change revealed in the arrangements made by the monarchs and people of Scotland 'deuyseng with diligens, how to receiue thair Quene'. However, Scottish royal entries for foreign queens of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries saw the monarch and, more significantly, the people of Scotland invest vast amounts of time and money in outlining their expectations of their queen consorts, building on established elements by means of a steady infusion of influences and innovation, so creating elaborate welcome ceremonies that left a lasting impression on all who witnessed them.
