Legendary kings of Scotland Scottish history. When James VI entered Edinburgh in 1579 the pageantry included a public posting of the genealogy of the Scottish kings; and when his son Charles I visited in 1633, portraits of 107 kings were displayed, some of which (by George Jamesone) survive. Another series of 110 imagined portraits of the monarchs from the list was painted for Charles II by Jacob de Wet II, and hung in Holyrood Palace. The de Wet portrait collection later became a noted sight for tourists, for example as written about by John Macky, "A Journey through Scotland". While "Rerum Scoticarum Historia" was
Sorø Abbey that time forward Sorø acquired property all over Denmark with an income larger than that of the royal family. The abbey church became the burial place of the noble Hvide family. Absalon was buried behind the main altar. Three Danish kings are buried there: Christopher II, Valdemar IV Atterdag, and Oluf II. Margaret I was buried there and later moved to Roskilde Cathedral. The church remains an excellent example of early brick Gothic architecture. Saxo Grammaticus wrote one of Denmark's most important historical sources "Gesta Danorum" at Sorø Abbey. Saxo the Tall (Danish:Lange), as he was called at Sorø, wrote