Simon KnottThe impress of 'J&M' on a tile in Linlithgow Palace, West Lothian for #TilesOnTuesday. It's the mark of James IV and Margaret Tudor. The king had the Palace largely rebuilt as a gift for his new wife, who he married in 1503.
2/3 Margaret Tudor was the eldest daughter of the English King Henry VII. She was married to James IV when she was 13, and she was 23 when he was killed at Flodden Field. The turret of Linlithgow Palace where she waited and watched in vain for his return is known as Queen Margaret's Bower.
3/3 Their infant son became King James V, and she acted as his regent. She married twice more, dying aged 51 in 1541. Her younger brother, the English King Henry VIII, did not come to her funeral. The following year her son died, and her six day old granddaughter Mary Queen of Scots became queen.
