The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-08-22
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IN the growth OF ECln-
burgh, and stands gray
and silent in a Workman's quarter and
among breweries and gas works
The gas works have gone since MT.
Stevenson wrote, but the brewerles
remain, and otherwise the environs of
the palace are little changed. Among
them, however, must be numbered the
magnificent royal park, the PIC
turesQue line of serrated rocks winch
form the Salisbury craigs and the
lofty Hill. crowned by its noble mons
head. which owes its name or AT
thurs Seat" to it's associations with
the old Arthurian legends of Edin-
burgh. Of royalty itself Hollywood has
seen but little since James vi. or
happy memory left it to occupy the
throne Of Elizabeth. The fact that
the reigning British sovereigns are to
reside in the palace as well as to hold
state functions there has greatly IN
creased the enthusiasm of their visit
to Edin burgh.
Scenes of Romantic Interest.
The rarity of royal residence ADDS to
the Importance of it's occurrence. King
George Will be the first reigning king.
the second reigning sovereign TO oc-
cupy the palace since the time OF
Charles l., while Queen Mary will be
the first queen consort to reside there
since Anne Of Denmark. James Wills
queen. quilted its walls. In 1858
Charles l. was crowned in the chapel
royal az Holyrood, and in, 164l he
spent about three months in the pal
ace-not very happily. From that time
till George ". visited Edinburgh IN
1922 no British monarch crossed its
threshold. And George ~. while
holding various state ceremonies in
Holyrood 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 1912 In the autumn Of 1850, how
ever, her majesty and Prince Albert
resided for a 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, 1903. King Ed
ward held court at Holyrood, but his
majesty and Queen Alexandra resided
at Dalkeith house.
It is fondly hoped that the coming
visit of their majesties to the ancient
palace of the Stuarts may be the pre-
cursor Of many to follow and that the
iimmed brilliance of Holyrood may be
restored and its past glories in some
part at least revived.
Although not the Oldest OF the Scot
fish royal palaces, that of HOlyrood
house is in many respects the most
interesting. 1t appeals to the magma
ton as none other does. 1t 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, festiv-
tiles, court revels, plots, conspiraCies.
feuds, intrigues, murders Moreover,
while Linlithgow and Falkland palaces
are of earlier date, for nearly four and
a half centuries before the erection Of
royal palace at Hoiyrood the mag
niicent abbey which stood there was
closely associated with the Scottish
sovereigns. Founded in 1928 by David
l.. this religious house was frequently
used as a royal residence; parlia-
ments met within its walls and in it's
church kings were crowned, welded
and buried.
The Residence of Scottish Monarchs.
The erection of a royal palace was
begun about 1901 by James ". and
from this time onward it's was the
chief residence of the Scottish mon
archs. 1t is noteworthy that one of
the first events connected with it was
the marriage of James to the Princess
Margaret, daughter Of Henry VII. OF
England-from which marriage came
the uMion of the crowns. James V. ex-
tended the palace and it has associa-
tons of a peculiarly close and inter
esting character with his unfortunate
daughter, Mary.
Here the lovely queen of Scots en-