Tour Scotland photographs and videos from my tours of Scotland. Photography and videography, both old and new, from beautiful Scotland, Scottish castles, seascapes, rivers, islands, landscapes, standing stones, lochs and glens.
Old Photograph Queen Mary's Bedchamber Edinburgh Castle Scotland
Old photograph of Queen Mary's Bedchamber in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland. Queen Mary's Room is within an older building, to the south of the Palace, the little room is where Queen Mary gave birth to her son James, who was the first King of England, Scotland and Ireland. On 17 December 1566 James was christened at Stirling Castle according to Catholic rites. While incarcerated at Lochleven Castle, Mary, under duress, signed her abdication in favour of her son. James aged only 13 months old, was crowned on 29 July 1567 in a Protestant church outside Stirling Castle. By May 1568 Mary had escaped from Lochleven and retreated to England after the Battle of Langside. Moray was assassinated in 1570 and the Earl of Lennox, Darnley's father, took over as Regent. He died in a foray in 1571 before James's very eyes. He was succeeded by the Earl of Mar and then by the Earl of Morton in 1573.
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