"Her courage and virtue exceeded those of ancient heroines." She held Scotland for her daughter, for Catholics and against the English {1515-1560} #RP#Parody
"Une femme avec le courage d'un homme et le cœur d'un homme de guerre."
~Duchess of Longueville
~Queen consort of James V
~Mother to Mary, Queen of Scots
~Dowager and Regent of Scotland
~Friendzoned Henry VIII twice
#HistoricalRP#Parody#RT for a queen, s'il vous plaît
WE ARE SO BACK
The bells of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris rang out this morning for the first time today since 2019's fire
The Cathedral reopens with Mass on December 8th
The unique gold groat of King James V of Scotland, all other examples are made from silver. This is possibly a pattern that was made for James V himself to enable him to review the design for his new silver coinage. From @NtlMuseumsScot’s collection. #ScottishHistory#Numismatics
Mary & George: epic drama and ruff sex – this is everything you want in a period romp -https://t.co/mgY6pzkRLU (via @guardian)
Read more about this period of history in 'James I:' https://t.co/b6FcvjWEuM #perioddrama#history#Stuarts
The wind is back! We've closed a few sites today due to the blustery conditions today (Wednesday 31 January):
Edinburgh Castle
Stirling Castle
Craigmillar Castle
#HSclosure
This Fleur-de-lis-shaped Book of Hours was made in Paris in 1553 AD. It is an illuminated manuscript on paper, written in Latin. The book was originally made for King Henri II and Diane de Poitiers, and sold for 28,000 at Christie's in 2006.
Only one more book of this format is recorded and this is kept in the Bibliotheque Municipale of Amiens, France.
#archaeohistories
Nollaig Chridheil dhuibh bhon a h-uile duine aig Alba Aosmhor!
Merry Christmas from everyone at Historic Scotland!
📷 The King's Fountain, Linlithgow Palace
Happy St. Andrew’s Day from The National Wallace Monument! 🏴 Wherever you are in the world, raise a glass to good ol’ Saint Andrew, and to the richness and generosity of Scottish culture everywhere 💙. #StAndrewsDay
#OnThisDay in 1489 Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots, was born as the daughter of King Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York. https://t.co/owpNnQDdqG
This #ScottishWordOfTheWeek is guising!
Many of you will be taking your children out guising this Hallowe'en, which is essentially dressing up and going trick or treating.
Discover more about Hallowe'en in Scotland: https://t.co/a2Nke4JVYL