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    The Thrissil and the Rois is a Scots poem composed by William Dunbar to mark the wedding, in August 1503, of King James IV of Scotland to Princess Margaret...
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    William Dunbar (category Alumni of the University of St Andrews)
    events. His allegory The Thrissil and the Rois commemorated the marriage of Margaret of England to King James in 1503 while the Eulogy to Bernard Stewart...
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    England, and the spirit of the new age was celebrated by the poet William Dunbar in The Thrissil and the Rois. The marriage was the outcome of the Treaty...
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  • Magistrates), Alexander Barclay (The Ship of Fools), William Dunbar (The Thrissil and the Rois) and David Lyndsay (Squyer Meldrum). Sir Thomas Wyatt used it in...
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    portrayed as the marriage of The Thrissil and the Rois (the thistle and rose — the flowers of Scotland and England, respectively) by the poet William Dunbar,...
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  • 1503 in literature (category Years of the 16th century in literature)
    ribellati) William Dunbar – The Thrissil and the Rois Jean Lemaire de Belges – La Plainte du Désiré "Robin Hood and the Potter" (ballad) March 22 – Antonio...
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  • The Book of Margery Kempe (posthumous) Marko Marulić – Judita (written) 1502 Shin Maha Thilawuntha – Yazawin Kyaw 1503 William Dunbar – The Thrissil and...
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  • Tryamour, publication year uncertain; written in the late 14th century William Dunbar, The Thrissil and the Rois, Scotland, a political allegory honoring Margaret...
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    Bannatyne Manuscript (category Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the ODNB)
    Orpheus and Euridice, "Robene And Makyne" and "The Bludy Serk". Dunbar is represented by "The Goldyn Targe" and The Thrissil and the Rois. The fifth section...
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