King David II held court in the Palace in 1343 and in later
years. The Royal House of Stewart started its long
association with the palace at the start of the 15th
century.In 1424 fire destroyed most of Linlithgow and King
James I ordered a program of building work on the palace.
The gateway on the east wall still survives today , although
the ramp and drawbridge have long gone.
The King
was murdered at Perth in 1437 and his son became King James
II when he was just was seven years old .He was not very
interested in the Palace and did not stay there very much.
However King James III used the palace a lot more. In 1469
he married Margaret, the daughter of Christian I of Denmark,
and her marriage settlement included Linlithgow Palace and
Doune Castle.
King James
IV acceded to the throne in 1488 when he was 15 and he
started work to convert the palace into a suitable royal
residence. The west range was completed with a suite of
royal apartments for the king and queen. Clearstorey windows
were installed in the great hall along with a new roof.The
kitchens and brewhouse were renovated.In 1503 the king
married Margaret Tudor,daughter of King Henry VII of
England. In 1513 the king fell at Flodden.
King James
V was born at Linlithgow Palace in 1512. By 1528 he had
assumed control of his kingdom. In 1532 work started to move
the main entrance to the palace to the south side and outer
gateway was built.James V married Mary of Guise-Lorraine in
1537.She is said to have likened the Palace to the finest
chateaux in France. In 1542 the king's army was routed at
the Battle of Solway Moss and the king fled to Falkland
where he died only six days after the birth of his daughter
, Mary, at the Palace.
The infant
queen only stayed seven months at the Palace and it would be
another 20 years before she returned. Her son James was born
at Edinburgh Castle in 1567 and became king in 1585. In 1633
King Charles I visited the Palace. In 1649 the Scots
proclaimed his son as Charles II and Cromwell invaded the
country. He stayed at Linlithgow at the end of the year. In
1745 Prince Charles Edward Stuart,the Young Pretender ,
stayed at the Palace.
Above the
outer gate are the orders of chivalry to which James V
belonged - the Garter of England,the Thistle of
Scotland,,the Golden Fleece of Burgundy and St Michael of
France.
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