Falkland Palace, in Falkland, Fife, Scotland, is a royal palace of the Scottish Kings. It was one of the favourite places of Mary, Queen of Scots, who...
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The Falkland Palace Royal Tennis Club (also previously called the Falkland Palace Real Tennis Club) organizes play at the real tennis court in the gardens...
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royal burgh status in 1458, Falkland had developed as a medieval settlement dependent on Falkland Castle and Falkland Palace. Thus it did not function in...
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Falkland Palace, royal residence of the Kings of Scots in Falkland, Fife, Scotland Viscount Falkland, a Scottish peerage title, named after Falkland,...
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the modern day are of the jeu à dedans variety, except the court at Falkland Palace in Scotland. The jeu à dedans court is a rectangular indoor court with...
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spent at Linlithgow Palace with Queen Mary, who was in the final stages of her pregnancy, on 6 December James travelled to Falkland Palace, where he soon took...
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origins of the House of Falkland estate can be linked to nearby Falkland Palace, which lies immediately to the east. The palace was a hunting lodge of...
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Bristol and Bath Tennis Club, Bristol: 1 court in use Falkland Palace Royal Tennis Club, Falkland, Fife, Scotland: 1 quarré court in use Hardwick House...
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language, possibly deriving from the name of a tool called a "harl". At Falkland Palace, in 1540, John Kelly and John Malcolm alias Callum worked on the "harling"...
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Ninian Stuart (category People of Falkland Palace)
Stuart (born 16 March 1957) is the Hereditary Keeper of Falkland Palace, a former Scottish royal palace in Fife. He is the grandson of Lt-Col Lord Ninian Edward...
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palace in Culross, Ravenscraig Castle in Kirkcaldy, Dysart Harbour area, Balgonie Castle near Coaltown of Balgonie, Falkland Palace (hunting palace of...
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Burleigh Castle and supper at Falkland Palace. Beef, mutton, goose, plovers and partridges were on the menu at dinner, and at Falkland, there was beef, mutton...
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Mary of Guise (category People of Falkland Palace)
decorate her palaces. Her household included a dwarf and a fool who were both dressed in green. In December 1538, the court was at Falkland Palace, and her...
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were founded, and he commissioned the building of the Palace of Holyroodhouse and Falkland Palace. The education act passed by the Parliament of Scotland...
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The Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de Malvinas) was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent...
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Edinburgh Castle – former palace of the Scottish monarchs Falkland Palace – former palace of the Scottish monarchs Hamilton Palace – former seat of the Duke...
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courts at Oxford, Cambridge, Falkland Palace in Fife where Mary Queen of Scots regularly played, and Hampton Court Palace. Many of the French courts were...
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David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay (category People of Falkland Palace)
initially held captive in St Andrews Castle, and soon afterwards taken to Falkland Palace, Albany's residence in Fife. According to Bower, the prince spent the...
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Castle. Their task was to view and take sasine of Falkland Palace and Dunfermline Palace and Linlithgow Palace, the properties given to Anne of Denmark by James...
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family as a place of banishment from the Court when it was in nearby Falkland Palace. The Scots sayings "Awa tae Freuchie where the froggies bide" and "awa...
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Margaret Tudor (category People of Linlithgow Palace)
Holyrood Palace – 14 July 1510, Edinburgh Castle). James V, born 10 April 1512 at Linlithgow Palace, who died 14 December 1542 at Falkland Palace. A daughter...
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Hercules Stewart (category People of Falkland Palace)
Hercules Stewart of Whitelaw (died 1595) was a Scottish landowner and outlaw supporter of Francis Stewart, 5th Earl of Bothwell. He was a son of John Stewart...
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carved in stone adorn Falkland Palace. James V of Scotland rebuilt the royal lodgings at Stirling Castle to form a new Palace, which included suites...
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embroidery equipment was brought from Falkland Palace. Tapestry was brought from Edinburgh to decorate the palace. The goldsmiths Thomas Rynde and John...
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Archibald Wauchope of Niddrie (category People of Falkland Palace)
hiding in Northumberland with the earl. Apparently after attacking Falkland Palace with Bothwell's men, on 1 July 1592 Wauchope was captured with others...
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comment. James VI spent the summer at Falkland Palace, after a few days at Dunfermline, remaining at Falkland from 12 June to the end of August, and...
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charged with taking part in an attempt to capture King James VI at Falkland Palace, led by the Earl of Bothwell, and was declared a rebel and outlaw....
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Tennis" in The Royal Game, L. St J. Butler & P. J. Wordie, ed. Stirling: Falkland Palace Real Tennis Club. ISBN 0-9514622-0-2 or ISBN 0-9514622-1-0. McNicoll...
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1562 to recover after she fell from her horse while riding out from Falkland Palace, In April 1563, she had an interview there with the Calvinist preacher...
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John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute (category People of Falkland Palace)
for the sympathetic and creative reworking of the partially ruined Falkland Palace. Kinross also restored Greyfriars in Elgin for Bute. As a burgess of...
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