Take a look at this rather regal porcupine. Bit of an eccentric symbol you might think, but his bristles represent the military might of a former king, and you know, Mary might have wondered what kind of animal would represent her when she became Queen of France, not a Highland cow, one would hope, but she did have red hair, so maybe a clever fox, or a beautiful bird, perhaps? Mary married the heir to the throne, Francis, in April 1558. He was 14, she was 15. Within a year they'd been crowned King and Queen of France. The celebrations reached as far as Scotland, where a great canon was fired from Edinburgh Castle, but Mary's thoughts were focused on her future here, in France.


看看这个富丽堂皇的豪猪，你可能认为是一个有点古怪的标志，但是它竖起的刚毛代表着国王的军事实力。 你知道，玛丽可能想知道当她成为法国女王时，什么动物可以代表她，人们希望不是高地牛，但是她有红色的头发。所以...可能是聪明的狐狸，或者是漂亮的鸟儿，也许是吧？ 1558年4月，玛丽下嫁法国皇太子，弗朗西斯14岁，她15，婚后未满一年，加冕成为法国帝后，庆祝活动远及苏格兰，爱丁堡城堡发射礼炮赠庆，但玛丽以为未来就在法国度过。