Download Carberry Hill files:
- Carberry Hill tactile model file (.stl)
- Carberry Hill larger model (left) (.stl)
- Carberry Hill larger model (right) (.stl)
The Carberry Hill files contain the full Carberry Hill print, as well as a slightly increased scale alternative that has been split into a left and right plate.
Meeting at Carberry Hill between Mary, Queen of Scots, and lords opposed to her, 1567. MPF 1/366/2
This is a drawing made in 1567, during the reign of Tudor queen Elizabeth I. It shows events that took place near Edinburgh in Scotland. Mary Queen of Scots, Elizabeth I’s cousin, had just married a man called the Earl of Bothwell. He had been accused of being involved in the murder of her previous husband Lord Darnley.
This drawing shows Mary Queen of Scots supporters on one side and the rebels, who were angry with her due to her marriage, on the other. Both sides were in a standoff, threatening to attack for over six hours. In the middle of the drawing Mary is shown riding towards the enemy camp, after the rebels promised to talk. Unfortunately for Mary, they broke their promise, and she was imprisoned in a castle, where she remained for 11 months.
This model could be used alongside our lesson plan Role of a Queen – Matilda and Elizabeth I.
Questions:
- What is happening in the drawing?
- Who are the people in this drawing?
- What are they doing?
- What do you notice about the landscape?
Challenge questions:
- Can you find the Queen’s forces and the rebels?
- What do you learn about the two sides of the battle from the drawing?
- Who do you think made this document and why?
Images of the tactile model:
