In honour of the new Mary Queen of Scots statue being unveiled at Linlithgow Palace this weekend we are offering FREE tours of Linlithgow to Mary’s and Marie’s for the month of May. The statue was kindly donated to Historic Scotland by The Marie Stuart Society after a major fundraising campaign. To book this tour, you …
Mary Queen of Scots
Taken from History Scotland Facebook page Mary Queen of Scots was born at Linlithgow Palace on this day in 1542, the only surviving child of King James V and Mary of Guise. Mary’s father King James died six days after her birth following the Battle of Solway Moss. Mary was baptisted at the Church of …



