Drawing on new research and primary sources, and richly illustrated with historical drawings, watercolours and photographs, the book chronicles the Palace’s journey from 12th-century abbey to official Scottish residence of His Majesty The King. It offers the most reliable accounts to date of the most infamous events in the Palace’s history, including the brutal murder of Mary, Queen of Scots’ secretary and Bonnie Prince Charlie’s occupation of Holyroodhouse for the Jacobite cause. The book also reveals some of the Palace’s more surprising occupants through the centuries – from a Russian princess and a penniless French King to a menagerie of lions and tigers.
