The state herald., 1913-08-22


in the growth of Edin-
burgh, and stands gray
silent In a workman's quarter and
png breweries and gas works"
he gas works have gone since Mr..
yenson wrote. but the breweries
main. and otherwise the environs Of
palace are little changed. Among
I'm, however. must be numbered the
gniHcent royal park. the pic
esque line of serrated rocks which
I'm the Salisbury craigs and the
(ty hill. crowned by Its noble lions
lad. which owes Its name OF Ar
ur's Seat" to its associations with
g old Arthurian legends of Edin-
rgh. or royalty itself Holyrood has
len but little since James vi. OF
lppy memory left 1t to occupy the
rome OF Elizabeth. The fact that
reigning British sovereigns are to
side In the palace as well as to hold
ate functions there has greatly in
eased the enthusiasm of their visit
Edinburgh.
Scenes Of Romantic Interest.
The rarity OF royal residence adds to
be Importance OF its occurrence. King
gorge will be the first reigning king.
be second reigning sovereign to oc-
|upy the palace since the time OF
Charles l.! while Queen Mary will be
he first queen consort to reside there
ince Anne OF Denmark. James Wis
lueen. quilted its walls. In 1888
Charles I. was crowned In the chapel
Royal at Holyrood. and In i6il he
pent about three months in the pal.
lce-not very happily. From that time
kill George ". visited Edinburgh In
1922 no British monarch crossed Its
threshold. And George ~. while
holding various state ceremonies In
iolyrood resided In Dalkeith house.
Queen Victoria and the prince con-
sort also lived at Dalkeith on the oc-
casion Of their first visit to Edinburgh.
In ls42 In the autumn Of 1850. how
ever. her majesty and Prince Albert
resided for couple Of days In Holy
rood. and subsequently the queen
when going to or returning from Bal
moral several times broke her Jour
ney at Edinburgh and spent night In
the palace. In April. 1908. King Ed
ward held court at Holyrood. but his
majesty and Queen Alexandra resided
at Dalkeith house.
II ia fondly hoped that the coming
visit OF their majesties to the ancient
palace OF tho Stuarts may be the pre-
cursor OF many to follow and that the
dimmed brilliance Of Holyrood may be
restored and It's past glories In some
part Mt least revived.
Although not the oldest OF the Scot.
tish royal palaces. that OF Holyrood
house In In many respects the most
interesting. II appeals TO the imagina'
tion ms none other does. II has been
the scene OF some Of the most splen'
did. the most romantic and the most
tragic Incidents In Scottish history
OF coronations. royal marriages. fcstiv'
tiles. court rcvcis. plots. conspiracies,
fcuds, intrigues, murders. Moreover.
while I.iniithgow and Falkland palaces
arc OF earlier date. for nearly four and
n half centuries before the erection OF
n royal palace at Hoiyrood the mag
ninccnt abbey which stood there was
closely associated with the Scottish
sovercigns. Founded In 1928 by David
l.. this religious house was frequently
used an n royal residence: parlia'
mcnts met within itn walls and In its
church kings were crowned. welded
and buried.
The Residences OF Scottish Monarohs.
Tho erection Of a royal palace was
begun about 1901 by James w.. and
from this time onward its was the
chief residence OF the Scottish mon
archn. II In noteworthy that onc OF
tho f,rut events connected with II WINS
tho marriage Of James To the Princess
Margaret. daughter Of Henry VII, OF
rpginnd-from which marriage came
tho union Of tho crowns, James v. OK
tended the palace and II has nrsocin'
tons Of n peculiarly close and inter
enting character with his unfortunate
daughter. Mary.
Here the lovely queen OF Scots en-
joyed n brief period OF happiness after
her return from France: here she read
with George buchanan. played chehH
with her favorites, danced with ches'
terneld. listened TO tho music OF Rlsrlo
and held stormy interviews with John
Knox Here she welded barniey;
here Rizsio was slain. and here she
celebrated her nup,inls with the ruf'
naniy pothweli. James vi lived chief
~ at Hoiyrood before his accession TO
tho throne Of England. and II was here
Hir Robert Carey brought him tidings
~ the death os Queen Elizabeth lie
visited tho palace only once after.