DUNFERMLINE PALACE 515 THIRD PERIOD considerable extent at the time of Edward i.'s invasion in 1296, though whether they as yet included a Royal palace is unknown. Edward passed some months of the winter of 1303 in Dunfermline Abbey, and on leaving set fire to and completely destroyed the buildings which had sheltered him and his army. The abbey was restored by Robert the Bruce, and he is stated to have added a Royal palace. His son and successor, David n., was born here in 1323. There does not seem to be much recorded regarding the visits of Royalty during the fifteenth century, but from dates of charters it is ascertained that till the time of James i. it was a frequent residence of the Kings. James iv. stayed in the palace, and James v. visited it during a Royal progress, with his bride, Mary of Lorraine. Pio. 443. Dunfermline Palace and Abbey. Plan. Dunfermline was a principal residence of James vr., and here were born Charles i. (1600), and Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia (1596). Queen Anne of Denmark lived much at Dunfermline, where she had a private house of her own (now removed), which stood between the palace and the abbey church. The palace is situated to the south-west of the abbey (Fig. 443), but was connected with it by a tower through an archway, under which still passes the public road to the town from the south.
