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10 March 2010
Celebrate Spring and enjoy an Easter eggstravaganza at Stirling Castle
Looking for some Spring cheer after the long winter? Then make sure you head for Stirling Castle this Easter for a great day out. The stunning stronghold is gearing up for a superb weekend of family fun and entertainment. ‘Easter Revelry’ - on Saturday 3rd April, Sunday 4th and Monday 5th – promises a packed programme of light-hearted amusement for all ages. A colourful cast of costumed characters will be performing comedy, magic, puppetry and interactive shows. And with everything included in the normal admission price to the castle, great value, as well as great fun, is guaranteed.
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25 January 2010
Stirling's cosmopolitan court revealed
New research has revealed the cosmopolitan character of the Renaissance Scottish court, including what may be the first clear record of Africans at the royal palace in Stirling. Freelance historian, John Harrison, has been investigating original documents as part of Historic Scotland’s £12 million project to return the royal palace within the walls of Stirling Castle to how it may have looked in the mid-16th century. The palace will reopen to the public in 2011 as a major new Scottish visitor experience.
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29 December 2009
A Happy Old Year at Stirling Castle
Stirling Castle celebrates New Year in Victorian style, with a special event on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd January 2010, from noon to 3.30pm. You can follow in the footsteps of Queen Victoria and be transported back to the 19th century to discover a very different Victoriana Stirling Castle.
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4 December 2009
Palace Project contracts awarded
Fiona Hyslop, Minister for Culture and External Affairs, has announced the award of specialist contracts for the Stirling Castle Palace Project. The work is part of a £12 million scheme which will see the royal palace of James V returned to how it may have looked in its mid-16th century heyday. The contracts involve everything from furniture and fabrics through to joinery, metalwork and stained glass.
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4 December 2009
Carving a palace ceiling fit for a king
A Renaissance king would expect the ceiling of his bedchamber to be truly magnificent. James V would have been no exception, and the palace he had built in Stirling Castle was rich with elegant stone statues and other fine craftsmanship. The Historic Scotland team recreating the palace interiors has commissioned a master craftsman to create a 1.5m tall oak carving of the royal coats of arms as the centrepiece of his bedchamber ceiling. It will be surrounded by other carvings showing the heraldry of the four great orders of chivalry to which the king belonged.
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