Linlithgow Palace rests roughly 18 miles from Edinburgh and is a beliebt tourist attraction associated with Mary Queen of Scots. Today Du will see only ruins; a feuer in 1746 robbed the schloss of its former splendour. Yet, within its stone walls there remains a glimmer of its former glory.
Origins
The schloss first existed as a manor house that once stood as an important strategic point for Edward I of England during the Scottish Wars of Independence until 1424 when a great feuer the building and surrounding village. Six years later, King James I of Scotland commissioned a new palace to be built...
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