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On this day in history. Mary Queen of Scots was born 482 years ago today on 8 December 1542 in Linlithgow Palace. Mary is the most intriguing, most studied, and most famous of all Scottish monarchs: probably because she seems the most human. More here: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/monarchs/maryqos.html

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The image shows the front of Linlithgow Palace seen through the arch of the entrance gateway. The arch cuts off the sides of the frame while the palace is a large ruin made of honey-coloured stone with a tower house at its left-hand end. There are cars parked this side of it and a set of stone stesp leads up to the right beyond the arch. The sky is blue.