. Holyrood, its palace and its abbey; an historical appreciation . s fall the clerestory, the roof of the northern aisle, andmost of the flying arches. The Bourbons of France gave shelter tothe last of the Stewart kings, and, in return, Comte dArtois, after-wards Charles X., found a place of refuge in the Palace of the Stewartsin 1795, and again in 1831. Under the inspiring influence of Sir WalterScott, the visit in 1822 of George IV. to Scotland, and in particular hislevees at Holyrood, roused intense enthusiasm among all classes of thecommunity. Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort visited


. Holyrood, its palace and its abbey; an historical appreciation . s fall the clerestory, the roof of the northern aisle, andmost of the flying arches. The Bourbons of France gave shelter tothe last of the Stewart kings, and, in return, Comte dArtois, after-wards Charles X., found a place of refuge in the Palace of the Stewartsin 1795, and again in 1831. Under the inspiring influence of Sir WalterScott, the visit in 1822 of George IV. to Scotland, and in particular hislevees at Holyrood, roused intense enthusiasm among all classes of thecommunity. Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort visited Edinburghin 1842, and in 1850 for the first time dwelt within the walls of theancient Palace. The refined taste of Prince Albert brought aboutmany changes in the surroundings and in the approaches to the Edward VII. held a levee there in 1903, and his son andsuccessor George V., accompanied by Queen Mary—the second of thatname to live in Holyrood—resided in the Palace on the occasion oftheir state entry into their ancient Scottish capital. xliv I. r. 2 7. ?r. /. 11.


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