February 10 - The Murder of Lord Darnley
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- 🕵️ Unravel the mystery of Lord Darnley's tragic end.
On this fateful day, 10th February 1567, the life of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, took a dark turn at Kirk o’ Field, Edinburgh. Only steps away from Holyrood House, where his wife, Mary, Queen of Scots, and their young son resided, Darnley met a grisly fate that would send shockwaves through the royal court.
Join me as I delve into the tumultuous marriage of Darnley and Mary, which swiftly soured amid power struggles and personal discord. The backdrop of political machinations and a previous act of violence further complicates the narrative. Discover the eerie events leading up to that fateful night when Kirk o’ Field was rocked by a mysterious explosion, forever altering the course of history.
Was it a mere accident, or a carefully orchestrated plan to eliminate a troubled noble? Find out as I navigate the twists and turns of Lord Darnley's murder, a tale marked by intrigue, suspicion, and whispers of regicide. Subscribe now to uncover the secrets hidden in the shadows of Tudor history. Don't miss this captivating exploration into one of the most perplexing chapters of the past. #TudorHistory #MysteryUnsolved #TrueCrime #MaryQueenofScots 🕰️👑
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I suspect that Mary fell more in lust with Henry Stuart Lord Darnley rather than love. As the saying goes: marry in haste, repent in leisure- - which was the likely the mind of Mary as she watched her marriage quickly unravel before her.. Away from the influence of his mother Margaret Douglas who kept Darnley in check, he eventually spun out of control, partly because of Mary's refusal to countenance his demand for his right to be seen as a king and not consort.
I absolutely love this series! Thank you so much for sharing these stories with us!
Thank you Claire. I look forward to your daily Tudor trivia!!
I have to say, Claire, I love how your approach to Tudor history both acknowledges but never quite indulges the fabled, salacious aspect that surrounds these characters. For example as you've done here, MQOS' second two marriages and the mystery that they are cloaked in. Such as the suspicious nature of Darnley's death and whether or not Bothwell or even Mary herself were involved in it. And the question of how much enthusiasm/consent Mary exercised in her marriage to Bothwell a short time later.
Novelists and enthusiasts alike tend to gloss over these details as if Queen Mary had no agency, autonomy, or authority. The truth is, we don't know for sure what her intentions were. She's not the type of character who can be seen as a blank canvas but at the same time we don't know what was motivating her at this time.
I enjoy how your videos don't make assumptions for us about any of the gaps that aren't filled in with the truth. And yet you still acknowledge how those gaps have (and still do) left room for creative thinking over 500+ years.
It's a very refreshing experience when we are allowed to shape our own ideas from the content that is presented to us. Thank you for that.
Thank you, that's so kind of you to say. Yes, there are so many gaps and also we just can't get into the head of someone from so long ago and understand the context in which they lived and understand their lives, their feelings and how they thought about things. What we see as reckless and foolish today probably made perfect sense to Mary. Like many historical characters, Mary does make the perfect blank canvas for novelists because she can be seen as an innocent victim used by those around her and framed, or she can be seen as a manipulative woman who enjoyed being embroiled in plots. Fascinating!
Even back then...murderers didn't get that they would probably get caught. Wonderful reading today, Claire...many thanks!
Never become a Historian if one does not like a good mystery. 😊 This point in Tudor history is one of my favorites as it is rife with scandals volleying power from one side to the next. It really is a real life Soap Opera. I wonder what would have happened to Mary, and how history would be changed, if her first husband hadn't passed and she reigned as a French Monarch her whole life... Two incredibly strong women reigning at the same time in an era where men were the power... phenomenal in its own right. Loving this daily dose of Tudors!
Yes, so many mysteries and most of them cannot be solved. I think she would have been very happy in France as she'd been brought up there, and it's a shame things happened as they did.
@@anneboleynfiles I agree. She would have led a happy and, hopefully, long life.
I am loving each one of these videos! Thank you so much for all this wonderful information! Watching from Leawood, Kansas.
I have just found your channel and I am really enjoying it. Thank you.
Love your channel.Just ordered your book.Thanks for all of your information.I know most of it but you make it seem brand new and exciting.Keep up the good work,you have many followers.
I do hope you enjoy my book.
Tudor history is my favourite period. Read loads of fiction set in the period including most o Jean Plaidy’s novels. Showing my age! But have read other authors telling as well. It is great to have this sort of presentation. Although I have only found your stream recently I am enjoying your daily presentations.
Hello! Love to watch your videos. I would not have wanted to live back then. But I do love hearing about it. Thank you for sharing.
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Hi Claire! I was on a trip to England , Wales, Ireland & Scotland, and was in the room where Rizzio was murdered in front of Mary. This video helped bring back those memories of a wonderful trip! Thank you so much for this series! Love you, take care! 💙👸👑🏰🎪✌👍😀
I really must go and do a tour of the historical sites in Scotland. I'm so glad you enjoyed your trip.
@@anneboleynfiles I forgot to mention. There were samples of Mary's actual embroidery on display in the room. Among other things from her time. Fascinating! I hope you get to go soon.
@@jillniemczynski5517 I really must go! Perhaps our holiday this year can be Scotland.
Only recently come across your channel ....... love it, so good to have it all explained so well, thank you. History is my favourite subject, hated it at school (I am 73) teacher was boring, this brings it alive.
Love these videos :) Very interesting :) Videos like this reminds me why I want to be a history teacher :D
Who gives these thumbs down? And why? Is it other historians who don't agree or are jealous or something? I find these quite lovely!
It's Kat Marchant 😂😂😂😅😊
As an amateur novelist, I am hard pressed to write plots so convoluted and devious.
What a mystery; so many questions.This could go either way. Did Mary have any part in Darnley's death? So hard to prove or disprove. I know that scholars have been arguing over the Casket Letters for a very long time. My own view is that if not directly involved in its planning, Mary was also not going to stand in the way of any means to rid herself of Darnley. Bothwell's taking Mary into "protective custody" may have been a staged event with both individuals playing their respective parts. I'm afraid this will never be solved. But we do love historical mysteries!
No, I don't think this mystery will ever be solved. I love them too!
No, read John Guy's new book --- the TRUE MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS
@@businessfinancecoach Is it based on his earlier work "My Heart is My Own"? That was excellent.
The Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Society yes, I think it is. I lo ves the book. It was the first boigraphy of her that I read. I Also believe her ro be innocent of all the mysteries and conspiraciones around her. Bothwell was an evil man as were the members of her Privy Council and QEI’s spymaster.
That’s going to be my senior quote “ any excuse to talk Tudor “ if I remember by senior year
Mary really did have terrible luck. I found this channel via the Talking Tudors Podcast, and I love your videos. Thanks for making them :)
For me, the plot thickened the most with a look at the British Medical Journal's "The Skull Of Lord Darnley". I wouldn't have thought the Stuart skulls would have been that long by the 1500's. Greets from my Stuart side ;)
Excellent video! What is your conclusion? Is the evidence strong enough for us to assume tat she was responsible? I'd love to hear how you would break down the for and against argument Claire.
by the way Claire , the bob looks really cute.........
Thank you!
I believe my great grandfather x 12 (Sir James Balfour of Pittendreich) had a hand in both murders/assasination of both Rizzio and Lord Darnley. Fascinating and dangerous times back then.
Loving all your content of all your videos of tudor times. Great work Clare 👏
I’m enjoying these videos soooo much. Thank you for doin them. Most of my ancestry is from Great Britain, and I have always had a yearning to be there. From Jan in SoCal
It is interesting that Darnley's intended demise centered on a basement full of gun powder and that many years later Guy Fawkes and fellow plotters intended something similar for Darnley's son, James I. (I think gun powder was difficult to make in those days.)
Yes, very true!
The gunpowder plot is an interesting thing to research. I did some for an article about what would have happened had it succeeded. The fact is that it could never have worked because evidence showed that the gunpowder had degraded to the point where it would not have made much of a bang. Fawkes, as a gunnery expert should have known that.
Thank you for what my husband now refers to as my “daily dose of Tudor”! Even though I’ve done an enormous amount of reading on the Tudors you never cease to bring up facts and tidbits that I’ve not found anywhere else. I have introduced my friends to your videos (we call ourselves the Tudorettes), and we can’t wait to discuss your latest daily video. I have also sung your praises on Facebook in the hope that a wider audience can enjoy the results of your immense research. Normally, I”m not a “fan girl”. However, in your case I’m proud to claim that title!
I can honestly say that the people living during the Tudor period were constantly involved in plots against each other resulting in unnatural deaths, imprisonments and short marriages of convince. What an exciting time to live if you were in the upper class. Thanks for another insightful episode in an interesting era.
One of my favorite times in history. Thank!
Lord Darnely killed Rizzo in front of Mary! I have always thought he was a classic gaslighting abusive pos!!
Yes! A gang multiple stabbing in front of her. It must have been terrifying.
@@anneboleynfiles oh yes i heard a theory that Darney was even jelouse of the unborn baby and the claim the baby would one day have on the throne and that he killed rizzo in an attempt to make Mary miscarriage
@@aryiastark4698 it's possible. He was also jealous of Rizzio's closeness to Mary.
There's an utterly splendid novella by Denise Mina simply title "Rizzio"which centers on his actual assassination-murder...now that I've read it, I recommend it as something of a must-read on Rizzio and Mary
What a lovely intriguing series of videos. Thank you for them, Ms. Ridgeway. Enjoying them here in Oklahoma City, OKlahoma. I appreciate your attention to the entire Tudor era.snd not just the infamous, much married Henry. I often wonder how history would have changed had Arthur Tudor lived. I believed Catherine lied about consummation, but found it completely understandable why she would do so. She was so young with such manipulative caretakers around her.
I often wonder about what kind of king Arthur Tudor would've been too! I don't know anything about him really, & don't know how much *is* known about him, but I get the general impression he was quite different to Henry in personality, although equally smart. (But I could be totally wrong.)
I LOVE the dastardly deeds of the Tudor era ~ thanks, Claire, from the American heartland (Nebraska).
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In a book I read-- I think it may have been Antonia Fraser's-- Mary had a meeting with her council of lairds about the problem of Darnley, i.e., that he was a rude, violent, self-indulgent idiot who was totally unsuited to be king. During that meeting, Mary indicated that she wanted free of Darnley in any way that didn't invalidate the legitimacy of her son, and she really didn't want to know the details as long as her "honor" wasn't stained in the eyes of the world. Her lairds assured her that this could be done.
So I think that Mary must have known at some level that they were talking about killing Darnley, though she may have tried to repress that knowledge. I think the actual murder took her by surprise, but I think she legally she'd count as an accessory before the fact. According to the author (Frasier?), the lairds themselves, including Bothwell, were all in on the scheme, which would make them all guilty of conspiracy to commit murder.
When it turned out that the public's outrage about the assassination was too great to ignore-- and when Mary agreed to marry Bothwell-- the lairds threw both of them under the bus, and manufactured evidence to frame Mary. They had their "heir male", so they didn't need Mary. And with an infant king, they could rule in his stead for many years, in addition to profiting themselves for administrating crowm lands for the young James VI.
The more you know about Tudor history, the wiser Elizabeth's decision to never marry seems.
Not only could they have a nice long regency, but they could raise the infant king to be a legitimate Protestant, instead of a nasty papist! Bonus! 👑
In other words "Who will rid me of this troublesome husband?" I agree Elizabeth was wise not to marry.
Yes, Mary's story does make me feel that Elizabeth was sensible in never marrying. I don't think Mary was involved in the murder but I don't think she was upset about it. Darnley had become such a thorn in her side by that point.
After decades of casual research, this seems the most plausible scenario to me as well. Well stated!
I am hooked on your videos
I have never been a fan of Mary Stuart but her story never ceases to amaze me. Once she arrives in Scotland, it’s just a series of bad choices, one after the other. I know a lot of,people see her as a tragic figure. But I think that had she been set free or wound up somewhere other than England (really, what was she thinking), she would have continued to mess up and I don’t think her ending would have been any happier.
Can’t believe I am first to view this Video! I was momentarily confusing Darnley for Dudley(Queen Elizabeth I’s lover), Got that straightened out quickly! How can you have enough Tudor information to do this for every day?🤨😍
You must be kidding! Five reigns spanning 1485-1603, with so many fascinating supporting characters (like Sir Thomas More, Cardinal Wolsey, Lady Jane Grey, Cardinal Pole, Mary Queen of Scots & more) & the whole panoply of the end of the Wars of the Roses, followed by the coming of the Renaissance to England, followed by the Reformation & the Counter Reformation - - - can you really wonder how she'll find enough to talk about? 😱
I have pages and pages of multiple events for each day of the year - births, baptisms, deaths, marriages, annulments, battles, executions, burnings, trials... you name it! There is so much for me to choose from that I could go on for years!
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Here's hoping you do! 🤞
Plenty of scandal to sink your teeth into 😉
H. Calvert I merely thought histories wouldn’t have enough documentation to do a day to day “On this day in Tudor times”.
Awful! Yesterday Feb 9 was the execution of Mary Queen of Scots. I love my Tudor calendar so much and shoot off facts at my coworkers randomly
Like I was told in school review is good thank you
When touring Holyrood in Edinburgh, we were shown a small, vaguely round room in the corner of Mary's bedchamber and told that was where her husband was killed. Any truth to that, or am I mis-remembering who was killed?
This is where Rizzio her private secretary was murdered by Lord darnley and other Nobles.
I find Mary so interesting. Why did she choose the men she married? When women grow up in a culture where they are subservient, I find no matter how coy and obedient they seem, they’re often very strong and cunning. It just goes underground. They use what power the have, often becoming manipulative. Can Mary have fallen into that category? Then finding success, getting so carried away she murdered her husband?
The story of Mary always intrigued me. Poor Rizzio. Mary seemed to make one misstep after another. Was she involved in Darnley's death? What was she thinking with Bosworth? Why did she plot against Elizabeth I ? Very intriguing story.
When I read about her I get so frustrated with her because she was reckless in many ways, but then I also have a lot of sympathy for her.
She thought she was smarter than she was. She'd been raised to think she was the prettiest, smartest, best thing in the world.
Mary Queen of Scots leaves me a bit cold, I don't know why? I suspect it's the fact that things happened to her whereas Anne and Elizabeth seemed more in control of their fates(not so much Anne at the end but she was strong until Henry's taste for blood overtook again.
I'd highly recommend the books by John Guy and Antonia Fraser as they give you real insight into Mary.
@@anneboleynfiles I think I have an Antonia Fraser book on Marie Antoinette? It was VERY good.
@@samwright8599 Her book on Henry VIII's wives is also excellent.
@@anneboleynfiles I like women writers far more then men
@@samwright8599 I enjoy both. There are some wonderful historians for the Tudor period.
You must MUST read John Guys NEW book - the TRUE MARY Queen of Scots. It's now quite clear, she did not kill or want her husband killed AND that she was truly adept political leader of the time... much AS she's displayed in the modernized version of the show that just aired...
Letters and casket are held in Lennoxlove Castle
🇦🇺🦘 A 'Murder Mystery' it would appear, but a Murder nevertheless. INTRIGUE❗... Thank you Claire 👑👍
she never recovered from her connection to the murder did she. marrying Bothwell totally condemned her.
Oh my!!! Thank you Claire! On this day the 10 is really really good. Mary Queen of Scotts really did fasinate me as well. Still think Darnley deserved it! Anyways you said the one for the day of my birthday would be good and you were right! I really always wished mary of scotts could have lived a happier peaceful life. I know Bothwell was known to not be a good person but ive always wished Mary and Lord Bothwell could have escaped and been together. Did you know Mary miscarried twins by Lord Bothwell?
Yes, she miscarried while she was imprisoned at Loch Leven. She had such a sad life in many ways.
@@anneboleynfiles birthday has been awesome so far!!
@@aryiastark4698 I'm so glad you've had a lovely day. Happy birthday!
@@anneboleynfiles thank you very much claire
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, is so often portrayed as a horrible, weak, cold hearted, mean man. I do not know how much of that is the truth. I know he organized and led the murder of Queen Mary’s secretary and friend, but it was such over kill that it seemed very personal and royals, as well as nobles and higher society in general, during that time did not think twice about putting to death those they were against. He married Mary knowing that he would be King but he was also a man of the times. I’m sure he was raised his entire life with the notion that whatever woman he married would submit to him and that he would rule over the household and lands and not be required to submit to a woman. I don’t know that wanting Mary to submit to him was necessarily as bad as we portray it to be today. And people so often fail to take into account that he was still so very young. He was married by 19 and dead by 21. While people tended to grow up quite a bit faster in those times due to the life span being shorter than it is today, 21 is still a very young adult. Look at how much Henry VIII changed from the start of his rule to the end. Or Queen Elizabeth I, even. I remember myself at 21, as a married, working mother - whiched forced me to grow up more quickly than my peers. It really makes me wonder what kind of man he would have grown into. What kind of King Consort he would have made. How his living life could have affected the rule of Scotland, who James VI/I would have become, Queen Mary’s life and even the rule over England. How history would have been effected had Elizabeth I had no choice but to pass her crown back over to Catholic monarchs after her passing (since I believe that James VI/I would have remained Catholic had both his parents survived and raised him). One definitive is that we would not have our King James Bible that has done so much for Christianity. If Darnley and Mary had given themselves the time required to forgive one another, learn each other better, iron out all the wrinkles in their relationship and had at least learned to coexist, even if respect and/or love was never reached, I wonder how different life today would be, as well as history as we know it today. Would England and Scotland ever be joined into the United Kingdom? Would James have remained Catholic? Would Elizabeth have married? Who would Elizabeth have left her kingdom after her passing? So many questions and so many possibilities and all we know is of a history written by the victorious living.
I have a pile of letters...very old..some undated one In French ,many dated 1800's one appears to be 1544...I believe the undated and 1544 letters to be by and to Mary Queen of Scots..I would love to show them to you..I am writing a book...so far I really dont know how all my letters play into a history..or if in fact they are
What I believe them to be ..very interesting piece of the puzzle possibly...?
Elaura Giles Interesting, because I collect, amongst many things, historical documents. I have several letters from Mary to Elizabeth, and they show how demanding and unrealistic Mary was. She wanted glass put in the windows of a medieval castle, new drains, a tapestry canopy for her bed, a chair of state and a canopy, 16 servants and a Catholic priest. Elizabeth gave her all of those except the last. Not a big fan of Mary, despite her being my 15 times grandmother.
Interesting...but how would we know they are not forged?
my last name is darnley and i am irish scottish and english. i keep hearin about how some girl had this Lord Darnley murdered. sounds similar to my experience w woman lol cant help but identify w this story
So what was Bothwell's plan? That if Mary was found "guilty", he would then be king? Or did he also find her unbiddable and wanted to put her aside? Oh, men!
I also wonder how many of the letters were in the hand of her deceased secretary? That would really throw doubt on the whole thing! Although I can't see her having her official secretary writing sonnets or love letters to her new suitor.
bcgrote His plan was; marry her, be crowned king, and rule. The only way for him to become king was to be given the Crown Matrimonial, and he could only get it by marrying the queen. He was too vain to realize the flaws in the plan.
My question is, what did he plan for Mary's son? Would he really have let another man's son be his heir?
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If Mary did agree to marry Bothwell which I'm sure she probably did, & definitely after the murder of her second husband but I'm certain it was for protection. Mary Queen of Scots didn't feel safe when she returned to Scotland in 1561 after her first husband died. Mary grew up in a completely different environment in France from the age of 5 and by the time she returned to Scotland in 1561, Scotland had a lot more problems than the British coming in on their borders and killing Scottish subjects. John Knox had a lot of power there and he was a huge Protestant leader and didn't think that women had any rights at all and no woman should be a monarch. it's certain that after the death of rizzio and even after the death of her second husband, Mary was definitely fearful for her life and likely wanted protection from Bothwell more than and in love type of relationship and that's why she married him. that's just my opinion, but the council never did care for Lord darnley and I am pretty certain that at least several of the council members in Scotland had him murdered.n
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Sadly, Mary was raised to be a queen consort in a foreign land and not a queen regnant--let alone a queen regnant capable of dealing with the Scottish nobles.
She makes the same mistakes over and over, especially trusting the wrong people.
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Was Darnley gay? It was certainly suggested in the film Mary Queen of Scots but is there any truth to this? It was said that he had a relationship with Rizzio?
I have a miniture of henry stuart lord darnley in my possession, that would have been in Mary queen of Scots possession. Dated 1565 THE YEAR THEY WERE MARRIED.
In American parlance, Mary was a monster magnet.
Mary should have taken a cue from her cousin in the South and stayed single. Think how different history would be if the monarchs name was 'Matthew' instead of 'Mary.' The sexism is truly dripping off this situation. No man has had such an issue.
If Bothwell did rape Mary and Darnley had passed on syphillis to her then he got what he deserved. He went mad which could mean the syphillis went to his brain. But it's a lot of "ifs".
It's interesting that James' father was murdered. His mother and son Charles were executed. Richard in Dallas Texas USA.
Life was cheap in them old days, monarchs executed and killed on a whim. Why the big hullabaloo about the death of a wastrel like Darnley?
Because he was the king consort of Scotland at the time and his wife, the Queen, was implicated. Far from a nice man though.
I also feel if you have more info on those around the main player you get a better picture of said player. Its also kind of karmic that Darnley was a piece of work that got it in the end. I had too much protein today, I'm clearly feeling vengeful.
Faux Manchu This was considered a terrorist act. Kings had died in battle, or been captured, but a king (consort) being strangled after being blown up?
Also, the lords decided to take down Bothwell, so the PR machine was set up to make Darnley into a noble young king instead of the spoiled budding psychopath he was.
no mention of the portrait of Darnley where he is clearly black.
I hope it was not rape, but just a bad taste in men
i kinda think mary would have been more ......." yielding " of some of her power to bothwell , as he was a full blooded male , where darnley was more " womanish " . I really don't think bothwell kidnapped and raped mary either , I think they planned it and she went very willingly , hoping he'd then have to be made king consort . I must say , mary was no tactician , she did not think things out very well , at all . didn't bothwell end up in a prison in norway where he went insane........wow........thank you , for the share.....