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- The murder of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, took place on 10 February 1567 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Darnley's lodgings were destroyed by gunpowder; his body and that of his servant were found nearby, apparently having been strangled rather than killed in the explosion.
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Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley was the king consort of Scotland throughout his marriage to the notorious Mary, Queen of Scots. Although his flirtation with power was relatively brief, he still managed to find himself at the heart of two of the bloodiest and most brutal scandals of his time.
Jul 12, 2022 · Some sources told the story of Darnley going to his wife’s chamber in the Palace of Holyroodhouse and finding Rizzio hiding in a cupboard, but Darnley himself made no such claim. Whether she and Rizzio were lovers – if they were, would his DNA be found in the current royal family?
- Hamish Macpherson
May 1, 2024 · On a Sunday morning in February 1567, Darnley lay sleeping on the upper floor of an Edinburgh house known as Kirk o' Field. For weeks he had rested there, convalescing from either smallpox or syphilis. Across the city, Queen Mary and the baby prince were safely ensconced at Holyrood House.
Early in the morning of 10 February 1567, Kirk o’ Field house in Edinburgh was destroyed by an explosion. The partially clothed bodies of Lord Darnley, the second husband of Mary, Queen of...
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1546 – 10 February 1567) was King of Scotland as the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, from 29 July 1565 until his murder in 1567. Lord Darnley had one child with Mary, the future James VI of Scotland and I of England .
Feb 10, 2015 · On this day in history, the 10th February 1567, Lord Darnley was murdered at Kirk o' Field, Edinburgh, in the Royal Mile, just a few hundred yards from Holyrood House where his wife, Mary Queen of Scots, and baby son, the future James VI/I, were staying.
Feb 10, 2022 · Following a large explosion at Kirk o’ Field outside Edinburgh at two o’clock on the morning of 10 February 1567, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, was found dead in a nearby garden. Darnley is one of the most notorious figures in Scottish history.
