Mary Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley
Ranked #75 in British History, Ranked #88 in England History
On the night of 10 February 1567 an explosion devastated the Edinburgh residence of Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. The noise was heard as far away as Holyrood Palace, where Queen Mary was attending a wedding masque. Those arriving at the scene of devastation found, in the garden, the naked corpses of Darnley and his valet. Neither had died in the explosion, but both bodies bore marks of strangulation.
It was clear that they had been murdered and the house destroyed in an attempt to obliterate the evidence. Darnley was not a popular... more
It was clear that they had been murdered and the house destroyed in an attempt to obliterate the evidence. Darnley was not a popular... more
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