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James I of England, on first setting eyes on Anne of Denmark (his wife by proxy), kissed her in the Scottish fashion in spite of her protests. What was the Scottish fashion of kissing?

Question #144547. Asked by Creedy.
Last updated Apr 06 2023.
Originally posted Aug 27 2017 1:26 AM.

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Although in modern slang a Scottish kiss is a headbut, it appears that he simply kissed her, as was acceptable in Scottish custom, but not Danish ones - they were in public, even if already married by proxy.
Upon arrival he had to travel some distance over land to meet his bride but upon reaching her dwelling-place presented himself to her "in boots and all" and kissed her, in the Scottish fashion. It must have been a great shock to her, such showings of affection were, at the Danish court, passed in private and only after the wedding. Although, other sources do claim that she was wildly in love with him, having herself embroidered shirts for him back home, so maybe the kiss wasn't quite so unwelcome, though it shocked her mother and sister, and the rest of the Danish delegation.
historiful.wordpress.com/2010/12/12/anne-of-Denmark [no longer exists]

Response last updated by gtho4 on Apr 06 2023.
Aug 27 2017, 2:28 AM
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My Scottish blood urges me to point out that the headbutt is a "Glasgow kiss" (or "Gorbals kiss") and should not be attributed to all of the fair country, despite some online references.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headbutt

Aug 27 2017, 9:32 PM
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