Linlithgow Palace is one of my favorites, and it's easy to get to from Edinburgh. This was the great show-palace of King James I of Scotland, son of King Robert III. He rebuilt it after a great fire destroyed the manor house that was there. King James brought a more English style of court to Scotland, after his return from being held by the English. In his captivity, King James learned a lot about court life in England, the arts, military skills, etc., and it is also where he met the love is his life, Joan Beaufort, who became his queen.
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