George Douglas of Parkhead
George Douglas of Parkhead,, was a Scottish landowner, mining entrepreneur, Provost of Edinburgh, and Keeper of Edinburgh Castle.
George Douglas of Parkhead was said to have been killed by a landslide at his mine by Shortcleuch water while searching for gold
George Douglas supervised the building of the half-moon battery at Edinburgh Castle
George Douglas of Parkhead stored oats at Foulden tithe barn
Scottish royal tapestry collection
The Scottish royal tapestry collection was a group of tapestry hangings assembled to decorate the palaces of sixteenth-century kings and queens of Scotland. None appear to have survived.
Scene from The Hunt of the Unicorn. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Henry VIII seated beneath a tapestry cloth of state
Recreation of the Unicorn Tapestries for Stirling Castle
The gatehouse at Holyrood Palace was converted into tapestry workshop in 1537