Old Photograph King's Room Traquair House Scotland

Old photograph of the King's Room in Traquair House near Peebles in the Borders of Scotland. The King's Room is where Mary, Queen of Scots stayed in 1566 and which contains some relics belonging to her and the Jacobites, such as her rosary, crucifix, purse, a silk quilt, and letters bearing her signature. Traquair is built on the site of a hunting seat used by the Scottish kings from the 12th century, though no part of the present building can be dated with certainty before the 15th century. Alexander I was the first Scottish king to stay and hunt at Traquair. At that time it was a remote castle, surrounded by forest. Upon Alexander III's death, in 1286, the peace of the Borders region was shattered and Traquair became a key link in the chain of defence that guarded the Tweed Valley against English invasion. History Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to travel and visit one day.



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Old Photograph Chapel Traquair House Scotland

Old photograph of the Chapel in Traquair House near Peebles in the Borders of Scotland. A Roman Catholic chapel built in 1829, following the Catholic emancipation.



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Old Photograph Library Traquair House Scotland

Old photograph of the library in Traquair House near Peebles in the Borders of Scotland. Traquairs ownership changed often, at times coming under the control of the English, and at others, the Scottish throne. In the 1460s, King James III conferred the estate on Dr. William Rogers, an eminent musician, and one of his favourites. After holding the lands for upwards of nine years, Dr. Rogers sold them for an insignificant sum, in 1478, to the Earl of Buchan. The Earl gifted the estate to his illegitimate son, James Stuart, born 1480, died 1513,, 1st Laird of Traquair, in 1491. James Stuart obtained letters of legitimation, and married the heiress of the Rutherfords, with whom he received the estates of Rutherford and Wells in Roxburghshire. He was killed at the Battle of Flodden. His daughter, Lady Jane Stuart, became involved with the married Earl of Angus, by whom she had a daughter out of wedlock, Lady Janet Douglas who married Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven and produced several children and the main Ruthven line. Traquair remained the family seat of the Earls of Traquair for the next four centuries. In 1875 Traquair passed to a cousin of the Stuarts, Henry Constable Maxwell. He was a direct descendant, but via the female line. The current laird of Traquair is a woman, Catherine Maxwell Stuart. The 18th century library contains more than 3,000 volumes. History Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to travel and visit one day.



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Old Photograph Chapel Street Carluke Scotland

Old photograph of houses and children on Chapel Street in Carluke located four miles South East of Wishaw in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. This Scottish town was chartered as a Royal Burgh in 1662. Carluke expanded during through the industrial age, with work involving corn milling, cotton weaving, coal mining and the manufacture of bricks, glass, confectionery and jam. History Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to travel and visit one day.



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Old Photograph Flower Show Dunfermline Fife Scotland

Old photograph of people at a flower show in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.



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