Baptism of James VI
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The baptism of James VI was celebrated at Stirling Castle in December 1566 with a masque, fireworks, and a staged assault on a mock fortress. The entertainment was devised by George Buchanan and Bastian Pagez.
Mary was said to have built a passage between the Great Hall and Palace for the baptism.
Banquets were served in the Great Hall accompanied by elaborate renaissance theatre
Stirling Castle
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Stirling Castle, located in Stirling, is one of the largest and most historically and architecturally important castles in Scotland. The castle sits atop an intrusive crag, which forms part of the Stirling Sill geological formation. It is surrounded on three sides by steep cliffs, giving it a strong defensive position. Its strategic location, guarding what was, until the 1890s, the farthest downstream crossing of the River Forth, has made it an important fortification in the region from the earliest times.
Statue of Robert the Bruce on the castle esplanade
Mowbray refuses to let Edward II into the castle.
The north gate of the castle, at the lower left, is probably the oldest part of the castle, dating partly from the 1380s.