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Perfect choice of subject for a king now in triumph over the men

who dared to challenge his family's right to rule and beheaded his father.

The monarchy and all its values had been well and truly restored.

The tapestries at Holyroodhouse make up one of the finest collections in Britain,

but their delicate condition requires dedicated specialist care.

Hello, Margaret.

Hello.

Look at this, so tell me what you're doing here.

Well, I'm conserving this tapestry.

I'm almost finished,I've been working on this tapestry for over a year.

Over a year?

Over a year, so the end is just round the corner here.

How long would something like this take to weave?

Well, if there were three men working on this, 3

a tapestry this size maybe would just take about seven months to weave.

Gosh, right.

And because I have some small experience of weaving tapestries myself

I can appreciate the skill involved in these.