This paper offers a detailed analysis of a holograph memorial (also referred to as ‘articles’ or ‘instructions’) sent by Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots, to the English court in January 1522, in an effort to persuade Henry VIII to agree to a renewal of Anglo-Scots peace. Despite their prevalence in many diplomatic correspondence collections, there has been little study on the exact nature and purpose of the memorial genre, or analysis of how the memorial differed from the medieval and early modern letter. Through an analysis of this holograph memorial, I offer some initial thoughts on the format, function and performative impact of the memorial genre, as well as exploring why Margaret chose to send a memorial (and accompanying correspondence) to Henry VIII in January 1522 instead of a more conventional letter. This case study shows that Margaret Tudor was a skilled writer, well-versed in the mechanisms of diplomatic literacy, who held a central role in the mediation of Anglo-Scots diplomatic relations and communication in the early sixteenth century.

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玛格丽特·都铎 1522 年 1 月外交纪念馆的功能、形式和表演

本文详细分析了 1522 年 1 月苏格兰女王玛格丽特·都铎 (Margaret Tudor) 寄给英国法庭的全息纪念物（也称为“文章”或“指示”），以说服亨利八世同意恢复盎格鲁-苏格兰和平。尽管它们在许多外交信函收藏中盛行，但很少有人研究纪念文体的确切性质和目的，或分析纪念文与中世纪和早期现代信件有何不同。通过对这个全息纪念馆的分析，我对纪念馆类型的格式、功能和表演影响提出了一些初步的想法，并探讨了为什么玛格丽特选择在 1522 年 1 月向亨利八世发送纪念馆（和随附的信件）而不是更传统的字母。