Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
The video explores the fascinating history of the burial places of the Stewart monarchs of Scotland, from Robert II to James V, highlighting how the Scottish Reformation destroyed many abbeys, leaving royal graves lost or uncertain. Robert II was buried at Scone Abbey, later ruined, with his remains likely still beneath palace lawns. Robert III chose Paisley Abbey, but fire and neglect erased his burial site. James I and Queen Joan Beaufort were interred at Perth Charterhouse, now lost beneath later buildings and modern developments. James II was laid to rest in Holyrood Abbey, whose choir no longer survives. James III and Queen Anne of Denmark were buried at Cambuskenneth Abbey, their remains later reinterred in a Victorian sarcophagus. James IV died at Flodden and was never properly buried, his scattered remains lost in England. While, James V was buried at Holyrood, where centuries of damage left royal bones mixed up, which werre later reinterred in a sealed tomb.
The video explores the fascinating history of the burial places of the Stewart monarchs of Scotland, from Robert II to James V, highlighting how the Scottish Reformation destroyed many abbeys, leaving royal graves lost or uncertain. Robert II was buried at Scone Abbey, later ruined, with his remains likely still beneath palace lawns. Robert III chose Paisley Abbey, but fire and neglect erased his burial site. James I and Queen Joan Beaufort were interred at Perth Charterhouse, now lost beneath later buildings and modern developments. James II was laid to rest in Holyrood Abbey, whose choir no longer survives. James III and Queen Anne of Denmark were buried at Cambuskenneth Abbey, their remains later reinterred in a Victorian sarcophagus. James IV died at Flodden and was never properly buried, his scattered remains lost in England. While, James V was buried at Holyrood, where centuries of damage left royal bones mixed up, which werre later reinterred in a sealed tomb.
