#2 The Bear Gates

An introduction to the history of Traquair House

[@philcoathup2751]

Love these videos. We visited Peter & Chris last year and of course we had to visit the house - and brewery! Watching you do these brings it all back! Keep them coming please.

[@duncanrobertsonsculptor]

Brilliant enlightening and optimistic!

[@scienceownsimposters2142]

"Historians write that the Basques as a race are indistinguishable from their other brethren, the Breton fishermen of Brittany" ensignmessage.com/articles/the-basques/ "The Scottish Clan Stewart and the royal House of Stuart have Breton origins"en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bretons

[@leoassaf205]

There is an other gate, I recall, wich "will remains closed until a catholic monarc sits again on the throne of England". Note that the Bear gate of Traquair House refers to a Stuart monarch, and this other to a Catholic monarc. I remember have seen this sentence graved in an iron door, I do not where. Perhaps in a book of English arquitecture. Is it real or I dreamed it?

[@clanyoung14]

Hey didn't Queen Mary (Stewart) II count as a Stewart monarch? She was joint ruler with her husband. Some people don't like female monarchs however and don't think they could. As the father of three girls, I would disagree! Ha...

[@scienceownsimposters2142]

"Historians write that the Basques as a race are indistinguishable from their other brethren, the Breton fishermen of Brittany" ensignmessage.com/articles/the-basques/ "The Scottish Clan Stewart and the royal House of Stuart have Breton origins"en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bretons