Maureen M. Meikle is an academic historian. Her 1988 Phd thesis at the

University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh ( sco, University o Edinburgh, gd, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Granted a royal charter by King James VI in 15 ...

was titled
Lairds and gentlemen: A study of the landed families of the Eastern Anglo-Scottish Borders c.1540-1603
. She is writing a new biography of

Anne of Denmark Anne of Denmark (; 12 December 1574 – 2 March 1619) was the wife of King James VI and I; as such, she was Queen of Scotland from their marriage on 20 August 1589 and Queen of England and Ireland from the union of the Scottish and Eng ...

. Like most recent historians she prefers "Anna" for the queen's forename. She was Senior Lecturer in History at the

University of Sunderland , mottoeng = Sweetly absorbing knowledge , established = 1901 - Sunderland Technical College1969 - Sunderland Polytechnic1992 - University of Sunderland (gained university status) , staff = , chancellor = Emel ...

, and appointed Head of Humanities at

Leeds Trinity University Leeds Trinity University is a public university in Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Originally established to provide qualified teachers to Catholic schools, it gradually expanded and now offers foundation, undergraduate, and postg ...

in 2009.Maureen Meikle, ''The Scottish People, 1490-1625'' (Lulu, 2013), p. ix. Professor Emerita Maureen Meikle gave a public lecture,'Anna of Denmark as Queen of Scots, 1590-1603', at the

Patrick Geddes Sir Patrick Geddes (2 October 1854 – 17 April 1932) was a British biologist, sociologist, Comtean positivist, geographer, philanthropist and pioneering town planner. He is known for his innovative thinking in the fields of urban planning ...

Centre at Riddle's Court in Edinburgh on 30 October 2019.

Selected publications

'Once a Dane, Always Always a Dane? Queen Anna of Denmark's Foreign Relations and Intercessions as a Queen Consort of Scotland and England, 1588-1619', Sara Ayres, ''The Court Historian'', 24:2 (August 2019), pp. 168-180
*''The Scottish People, 1490-1625'' (Lulu, 2013). (Paperback); (E-book). * Maureen Meikle & Helen M. Payne
'From Lutheranism to Catholicism: The faith of Anna of Denmark, 1574-1619', ''Journal of Ecclesiastical History'', 64 (2013), pp. 45-69
* 'Scottish reactions to the marriage of the Lady Elizabeth, "first dochter of Scotland"', Sara Smart & Mara R. Wade, ''The Palatine Wedding 1613: Protestant Alliance and Court Festival'' (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz in Kommission, 2013), pp. 131–143
'Anna Of Denmark’s Coronation And Entry Into Edinburgh, 1590: Cultural, Religious And Diplomatic Perspectives', ''Sixteenth-Century Scotland: Essays in Honour of Michael Lynch'' (Brill, 2008), pp. 277-294
* ''A British Frontier? Lairds and Gentlemen in the Eastern Anglo-Scottish Frontier, 1540-1603'' (Tuckwell: East Linton, 2004) * 'A meddlesome princess: Anna of Denmark and Scottish court politics 1589–1603,

Julian Goodare Julian Goodare is a professor of history at University of Edinburgh. Academic career Goodare studied at the University of Edinburgh in the 1980s, afterwards engaged as a postdoctoral fellow. He lectured at the University of Wales, and at the Univ ...

& Michael Lynch, ''The Reign of James VI ''(Tuckwell: East Linton, 2000), pp. 126–140. * 'Holde her at the Oeconomicke rule of the house': Anna of Denmark and Scottish Court of Finances, 1589-1630', Elizabeth Ewan and Maureen M. Meikle, ''Women in Scotland c.1100-c.1750'' (Tuckwell: East Linton, 1999).

References

External links

Sierra Dye, 'Review of ''The Scottish People, 1490-1625, Innes Review, 35:2 (November 2015)
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