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Mary married her half-cousin, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, in 1565, and in 1566, they had a son, James. After Darnley orchestrated the murder of Mary's Italian secretary and close friend, David Rizzio, their marriage soured. In February 1567, Darnley's residence was destroyed by an explosion, and he was found murdered in the nearby garden.
Feb 10, 2022 · Mary visited him while he convalesced, persuading Darnley to return to Edinburgh, where he was lodged at Kirk o’ Field at the beginning of February 1567. Bird’s-eye view of the murder scene of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, by an unknown artist, February 1567: The National Archives, MPF 1/366/1.
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, is shown here in his late teens, shortly before his marriage to his cousin Mary, Queen of Scots. Darnley's direct descent from both King James II of Scotland and Henry VII of England meant that a match with his cousin made perfect dynastic sense; it created a monarchy free from foreign ties and strengthened the couple's claims to the English throne.
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley lived from 7 December 1545 to 10 February 1567. He became the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots and the father of the future James VI of Scotland and I of England. After making himself thoroughly unpopular with just about everyone who mattered in Scotland, Darnley was murdered, probably with the knowledge of his ...
A painting of Mary, Queen of Scots and her second husband, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley at Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire After Mary’s marriage to Bothwell broke down and she fled to England, Darnley’s death was the pretext that Elizabeth I used for holding her in captivity for 19 years until her eventual execution in 1587.
This portrait shows Henry Stuart, better known as Lord Darnley, aged about nine years old. He is already a handsome boy, fashionably dressed in a dark doublet trimmed with gold ornaments and wearing a sword at his side.
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 Scots, and his servant were found in a nearby orchard, apparently strangled but unharmed by the explosion. Suspicion immediately fell upon Mary and James ...
