Official souvenir guide : Dunfermline Abbey & Palace
Owen, Kirsty, Dr2009
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St Margaret established a priory in the 11th century that would grow to be Dunfermline Abbey David I and Robert the Bruce were responsible for much of what we see today, and both were buried here, alongside Margaret and Malcolm, The Palace served as a guesthouse for the royal family throughout the Middle Ages, and after the reformation became palace for Queen Anna, wife of James VI. In 1600, she gave birth to Charles I here, the last monarch born of Scottish soil.
Main title:
Official souvenir guide : Dunfermline Abbey & Palace / Dr Kirsty Owen
Author:
Edition:
2009
Imprint:
Historic Scotland, 2009
Collation:
32p ; 21cm
Contents:
ContentsGuided TourAt a glanceThe gatehouseThe kitchensThe guesthouse (and Royal Palace)The refectoryThe medieval abbey churchSt Margaret's shrineThe lost buildingsHistoryMargaret and the first churchDavid's abbey/a royal mausoleumThe abbey's roleReformation and royaltyIn recent times
ISBN:
9781849172059 (pbk)
Local class:
DEc/ABB
Language:
English
BRN:
3999401
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