Palace of Holyroodhouse
- Address: Abbey Strand
- Vicinity: Canongate
- Hours: November to March: Open daily 09:30-16:30, (last admission 15:15) April to October: Open daily 09:30-18:00 (last admission 16:30)
- Phone: 44 131 556 5100
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1128/00/00 | Holyrood Abbey, now in ruins, is established by King David I | |||||
| 1326/00/00 | Robert the Bruce hold a parliament at the Holyrood Abbey in 1326, and by 1329 he was using it as a residence. | |||||
| 1469/00/00 | Margaret of Denmark marries James III at Holyrood in 1469. | |||||
| 1501/00/00 | James IV (1488-1513) clears the ground of the abbey and begins to build a palace for himself and his future bride Margaret Tudor (sister of Henry the VIII). Holyroodhouse was the name of a guest house maintained by the Abbot of Holyrood. | |||||
| 1528/00/00 | James V extends the residence with the northwest tower in 1528 and constructs a new west facade from 1535. | |||||
| 1544/00/00 | During the War of the Rough Wooing, the Earl of Hertford sacks Edinburgh, and Holyrood is looted and burned. Repairs were made, but the altars were destroyed by a Reforming mob in 1559. | |||||
| 1561/00/00 | Mary, Queen of Scots occupies the royal apartments in the north-west tower of the palace from her return to Scotland in 1561 to her forced abdication in 1567. | |||||
| 1566/03/09 | Mary, Queen of Scots witnesses Lord Darnley lead a group of supporters to sieze and murder her private secretary, David Rizzio, in her private apartments. | |||||
| 1650/00/00 | East range of Holyrood Palace is set on fire during its occupation by Oliver Cromwell's soldiers. | |||||
| 1678/00/00 | Current Holyrood Palace is built between 1671-1678 for Charles II after the restoration of the monarchy. | |||||
| 1745/00/00 | Bonnie Prince Charlie holds court at Holyroodhouse during his 1745 bid for the throne. | |||||
| 1768/00/00 | Roof of the Abbey church collapses, leaving the royal chapel in ruins. | |||||
| 1829/07/30 | Felix Mendelssohn | Visitor | Mendelssohn visits Holyrood Palace and the ruins of Holyrood Abbey, an inspiration for his 3rd symphony | Symphony No 3 - Scottish | ||
| 1830/11/00 | Louis Antoine and his wife escape to Edinburgh, Scotland where they live at 21 (now 22) Regent Terrace, near Holyrood Palace where Charles X stays. | French Revolution of July 1830 |
| Work | Type | AsNotedIn | Creator | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruins of the Holyrood Chapel by Moonlight | Painting | Louis Daguerre | Although there is no record of Daguerre's visit to the Chapel, the view by moonlight of the Holyrood Chapel is notable. |
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