Linlithgow Palace, birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots

Later restoration work commenced in 1618 and was carried out by a master mason called William Wallace (not to be confused with the other William Wallace of Braveheart), Wallace was appointed Master Mason to King James V1, and his work at Linlithgow was in the late Renaissance style.

By this time the Royal Court had moved to London, but James V1 did make a visit to Linlithgow upon his return to Scotland in 1633.

The Palace and immediate areas have been the stage for other significant events, Oliver Cromwell used St Michaels Church, and bullet holes can be seen on the church wall. The last chapter came in the year 1746, when government troops who were en route to fight the Jacobites at Culloden were lodging at the Palace. The place was already suffering from neglect, but when the troops left the fires they had lit were still burning, and spread quickly, destroying many of the floors and ceilings.

The following links will take you to further information on Linlithgow Palace, Mary Queen of Scots and Scottish history generally.

Linlithgow Palace fact sheet http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/scottishhis...

Media Museum with links to Renaissance Palaces, with video tour http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/scottishhis...

BBC web page remembering Mary Queen of Scots http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/scottishhis...

Skyelanders Mary Queen of Scots web page http://hometown.aol.com/skyelander/mary....

About Scotland web site, more about Linlithgow Palace. http://www.aboutscotland.com/linlith/thr...

Castles web site featuring Linlithgow Palace http://www.marie-stuart.co.uk/Castles/Li...

Linlithgow Town web site, containing local information useful to visitors http://www.historiclinlithgow.co.uk/

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