The Thistle and the Rose
E629266
The Thistle and the Rose is a late 15th-century Scots poem by William Dunbar, celebrating the marriage of King James IV of Scotland and Margaret Tudor of England as a symbol of political union.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scots poem
ⓘ
poem ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
James IV of Scotland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Margaret Tudor NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish court culture ⓘ |
| author | William Dunbar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Scottish royal court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| dateWritten | late 15th century ⓘ |
| featuresSymbol |
rose
ⓘ
thistle ⓘ |
| genre |
courtly poem
ⓘ
occasional poem ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext |
Tudor–Stewart alliance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
late medieval Scotland ⓘ |
| language | Scots ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
allegorical poem
ⓘ
narrative poem ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Scottish Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | William Dunbar’s poetic corpus ⓘ |
| represents |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | literary criticism ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
peace between Scotland and England
ⓘ
union of Scotland and England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
Anglo-Scottish alliance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
dynastic marriage ⓘ political union ⓘ royal celebration ⓘ |
| writtenForEvent | marriage of James IV of Scotland and Margaret Tudor of England ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.