The King James VI Hospital Leith
The King James VI Hospital Leith by Skene 1819. The Hospital which was in the Churchyard at South Leith Church was demolished in 1822
July 31, 2007
KING JAMES HOSPITAL
Maitland tells us in his history that this hospital stood on the eastern side of the Kirkgate and at the south-west corner of the church yard that it was founded by the Kirk session in the year 1614 and endowed with certain lands and tenements anciently belonging to the preceptory of St. Anthony of the Knights Templars and the chapel of St. James. (more…)
Henry, Prince of Wales (1594-1612)
Henry Frederick Stuart, first child of King James VI of Scotland (later King James I of England) and Anne of Denmark, was born on February 19, 1594, at Stirling Castle in Scotland. The pride of his parents, the heir apparent was groomed for kingship from the beginning. Henry was created Prince of Wales at Westminster in June 1610, the paragon of a prince: he was intelligent, well read, an excellent swordsman, an avid patron of the arts, and possessed of a strict sense of morality. for more click here
Alexander III of Scotland
Alexander III (4 September 1241 – 19 March 1286), King of Scots, was born at Roxburgh, the only son of Alexander II by his second wife Marie de Coucy. Alexander’s father died on 6 July 1249 and he became king at the age of eight, inaugurated at Scone on 13 July 1249. for more click here
Alexander II (August 24, 1198 – July 6, 1249)
Alexander II (August 24, 1198 – July 6, 1249), King of Scots, was the son of William the Lion and Ermengarde of Beaumont. He was born at Haddington, East Lothian, in 1198, and succeeded to the kingdom on the death of his father on 4 December 1214, being crowned at Scone on December 6 the same year. for more click here
Marie de Guise (in English, Mary of Guise)
Marie de Guise (in English, Mary of Guise) (November 22, 1515 – June 11, 1560) was the Queen Consort of James V of Scotland and the mother of Mary, Queen of Scots. She was Regent, or Governor, of Scotland 1554–1560. for more click here
Henry, Prince of Wales (1594-1612), Eldest son of James I
The eldest son of James I and Anne of Denmark, Henry was by all accounts a remarkable prince, intelligent, learned, excelling in feats of arms and an informed, enthusiastic patron of the arts. A fervent Protestant, Henry took an avid interest in foreign affairs and highly approved of the choice of Frederick, Elector Palatine as a husband for his sister Elizabeth. He died suddenly, probably of typhoid, when the preparations for this marriage were already in hand. Devoted to Elizabeth, his last words are said to have been ‘where is my dear sister?’. for more click here
William Wallace
The popular national hero of Scotland is believed to have been the second son of Sir Malcolm Wallace of Elderslie and Auchinbothie, in Renfrewshire. The date of his birth is not certainly ascertained, but is usually given as 1270. for more click here