Treaty of Falaise
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The Treaty of Falaise was a forced written agreement made in December 1174 between the captive William I, King of Scots, and Henry II, King of England.
Chateau de Falaise, where William was held while the Treaty was negotiated.
Henry II, victor over the Scots and his own children.
Edinburgh Castle, which Henry II re-gifted to William as a wedding present.
Edinburgh Castle
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Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It stands on Castle Rock, which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age. There has been a royal castle on the rock since at least the reign of Malcolm III in the 11th century, and the castle continued to be a royal residence until 1633. From the 15th century, the castle's residential role declined, and by the 17th century it was principally used as a military garrison. Its importance as a part of Scotland's national heritage was recognised increasingly from the early 19th century onwards, and various restoration programmes have been carried out over the past century and a half.
Edinburgh Castle dominates the Old Town
The castle is built on a volcanic rock, as seen here in a 19th century view from the Grassmarket area
The Castle seen from the North
St Margaret, depicted in a stained glass window in the chapel of Edinburgh Castle