Yesterday, I visited a historical landmark 4 miles from my mother's home.
Falkland Palace was home to the Scottish royal family, particularly James IV then James V, the latter being father to Mary Queen of Scots. She certainly visited the palace, but never lived there. Same with her son, James VI who became King James I of England on the death of Elizabeth I in 1603.
I was lucky in that, as only happens occasionally, a local society were staging a historical re-enactment day. This included an element of culinary history, so I'm posting it here.
Falkland village square with the royal palace in the distance (centre)
Ruins
Mary, Queen of Scots' death mask
Kitchen
Cooker
Resting Cooks
Lunchtime
Happy and Full
The Bar
