Primary 5 class is finding out about the life and times of Mary Queen of Scots this term. On Wednesday 20th February the class went on a history trip to Edinburgh to visit places where Mary Queen of Scots lived and to also look for connections to Castle Douglas! Please click on the comments button at the top of the post to find out what the class thought of their history visit.
In April the term the class will be exploring a very old road in Galloway that Mary Queen of Scots travelled along but more of that later!
Here are some photographs of our Edinburgh visit from our history detectives.
At the start of the visit – outside the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood
Outside Holyrood Palace and King James V (Mary’s father) Royal Coat of Arms
We looked for historical evidence like street signs. The Canongate was the gate in the city walls where priests would walk through.
More evidence of what was sold in olden days in Edinburgh.
John Knox, who did not like Mary Queen of Scots is supposed to have lived in this house.
The Mercat Cross – where lots of things would have been sold in a street market.
Finding out more about Mary in the Royal Museum of Scotland.
This was the cradle that Mary used for her baby son James. (He later became King of both Scotland and England and Guy Fawkes tried to blow him up!)
A copy of Mary’s tomb which is in Westminster abbey in London. Some of us wondered why her head was still on!
Climbing up the 162 steps (thank you Anna for counting them all!) up the steep slope to the Castle.
Can you spot the two cannonballs which were fired from the castle and hit this house?
Mons Meg cannon. Some historians think this cannon was used once against the walls of our own Threave Castle.
The Royal Palace at the Castle – this was Mary and Henry Darnley’s symbol.
Looking for CD connections – look out for the Douglas Coat of Arms?
The Douglas Coat of Arms – on our school badge and up on the roof!
More Douglas evidence above the Royal Standard – the three Douglas stars and Bruce’s heart.
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