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He was a drunkard and a horrible man that treat Mary like shit. Darnley had only married Mary because he was told that would make him "king" when that wasn't the case. ☆Murder of Lord Darney wasn't a surprise. He was hated by many toward the end of his life.
In 1567, Lord Darnley died after an explosion at Kirk o’Field, smothered near the wreckage of his home. Who murdered Darnley, the dissolute husband of Mary Queen of Scots and a man of many enemies, and how much did Mary know? A set of Mary's letters might have the answer—if they're authentic.
- Three Husbands and A Baby
- Betrayal
- The Final Day
- The Aftermath
When her father-in-law Henry II of France passed away in 1559 she briefly became Queen of France, but her young husband Francis II died barely a year into his reign aged just 16. In 1561, Mary returned to Scotland to rule as Queen. She found her homeland in the midst of religious upheaval – Scotland was now a Protestant country while Mary was Catho...
Over the next 19 years, Mary became a figurehead for Catholics to rally round. Many believed that Elizabeth’s parents, Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, were not legally married, meaning Elizabeth couldn’t be Queen. Mary was the granddaughter of Henry’s older sister Margaret and had a legitimate claim to the English throne. She was a clear candidate to t...
The following morning, Mary, Queen of Scots entered the room where she would be executed. She told her friends and servants to ‘rejoice rather than weep for that the end of Mary Stuart’s troubles is now come … tell my friends that I die a true woman to my religion, and like a true Scottish woman and a true French woman.’ Mary was disrobed; her blac...
After her execution, Mary’s clothes were burned so they could not be kept as relics. Her embalmed body was hidden at Fotheringhay for six months, then buried in a secret ceremony at Peterborough Cathedral. Queen Elizabeth reigned until 1603. She died aged 69, unmarried and childless. Mary’s son, King James VI of Scotland, became King James I of Eng...
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...
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
It’s 450 years on 10 February 2017 that the second husband of Mary Queen of Scots, Henry, Lord Darnley, was murdered smack-bang (literally) in the middle of Edinburgh.
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Feb 10, 2019 · On 10th February 1567, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, was murdered at Kirk o'Field in Edinburgh. In today's video, I tell you what happened.
