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Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1546 – 10 February 1567), was the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, and the father of James VI of Scotland and I of England. Through his parents, he had claims to both the Scottish and English thrones , and from his marriage in 1565 he was king consort of Scotland . [3]
Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley (born Dec. 7, 1545, Temple Newsom, Yorkshire, Eng.—died Feb. 9/10, 1567, Edinburgh) was the cousin and second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, father of King James I of Great Britain and Ireland (James VI of Scotland), and direct ancestor of all subsequent British sovereigns. Darnley was the son of Matthew Stewart ...
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Feb 10, 2015 · Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley. 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. Henry, Lord Darnley, had been lodging at Kirk o' Field while ...
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. Suspicion was placed upon Queen Mary ...
9th February, 2017 in History. The diabolical death of Henry, Lord Darnley. By Mickey Mayhew. It’s over 450 years since the second husband of Mary Queen of Scots, Henry, Lord Darnley, was murdered smack-bang (literally) in the middle of Edinburgh. By all accounts it was to have been a spectacular demise for the 21-year old king, with the ...
Jul 24, 2020 · Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, lay murdered in the orchard at Kirk o’ Field, Edinburgh, wearing only his nightclothes. Moments later, the house from which he fled exploded with the force of two barrels of gunpowder. That event in February 1567 began the fall of Mary, Queen of Scots, and the beginning of the end for the Scottish monarchy.
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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. He was king consort of Scots, and his mysterious death caused a sensation both at home and abroad.
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