Anna spent the night at Sir William Skipwith’s house, but the honor proved a mixed blessing for her host. Several items lent for the use of the royal party went missing, including linen and pewter. Someone even stole a poor man’s horse. There had been a series of “disorders in the Queen’s court” on the journey, as greed and a party mood had taken hold, and large numbers [of her group] had already been sent home – apparently without effect. Anna herself was as absorbed in pleasure as James had been during his journey south.
tl;dr:
James VI and I, who was already King of the Scots, is then named King of England after the death of Elizabeth I. He makes the journey first, and then his wife later follows him. Nobles throw her parties all along the way, and she and her group manage to steal a ton of stuff as they passed through.
Source:
Lisle, Leanda De. "The Beggars Have Come to Town" After Elizabeth: The Rise of James of Scotland and the Struggle for the Throne of England. New York: Ballantine, 2005. 219. Print.
Original Source Listed:
T. Fielding Johnson, Glimpses of Ancient Leicester, p. 201.
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