Banqueting Hall, Edinburgh Castle — 1150 — Alex. A. Inglis, Photographer Calton Hill

Description

Interior view of the Banqueting Hall of Edinburgh Castle, decorated with pikes and weapons hung on the walls, with a central altar. The reverse details the history of the hall: Scottish throne room, site of Charles I's banquet in 1633, of Cromwell's 'Black Feast' in 1648, and the death of 'Ye Black Ball' in 1649. Printed in Scotland.