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Henry Stuart Darnley, Lord
Henry Stuart Darnley, Lord 1545-67, second husband of Mary Queen of Scots and father of James I of England (James VI of Scotland). His mother was Margaret Douglas, the daughter of Archibald Douglas, earl of Angus, and Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England; this made Darnley a candidate... Read more
Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Queen of Scots (Mary Stuart), 1542-87, only child of James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise . Through her grandmother Margaret Tudor , Mary had the strongest claim to the throne of England after the children of Henry VIII. This claim (and her Roman Catholicism) made Mary a threat to Elizabet... Read more
Arabella Stuart
Arabella Stuart 1575-1615, cousin of James I of England (James VI of Scotland). She was the daughter of Charles Stuart, earl of Lennox, younger brother of Lord Darnley , and her descent from Henry VIII's sister Margaret Tudor placed her next after James in the line of succession to Elizabeth I o... Read more
David Rizzio
David Rizzio , 1533?-1566, favorite of Mary Queen of Scots . He was a Piedmontese musician (also called Riccio) who arrived (1561) in Scotland with the ambassador from Savoy. He came to the notice of Queen Mary and toward the end of 1564 became her secretary for French affairs. The trust that Mary ... Read more
Sir Nicholas Throckmorton
Sir Nicholas Throckmorton 1515-71, English diplomat. A relative of Catherine Parr, the last wife of Henry VIII, he became a staunch Protestant and gained the favor of the young Edward VI, who knighted him in 1547. He supported, for a time, the claims of Lady Jane Grey to the throne, and in 1554 h... Read more
Archibald Campbell Argyll, 5th earl of
Archibald Campbell Argyll, 5th earl of 1530-73, Scottish statesman. He and Lord James Stuart (later earl of Murray) became followers of John Knox in 1556 and led the troops of the Scottish Protestants, the lords of the congregation, against those of the Roman Catholic regent, Mary of Guise. Won ove... Read more
John Stuart, 4th earl of Atholl
John Stuart, 4th earl of Atholl , d. 1579, Scottish nobleman. He succeeded his father to the earldom in 1542. A supporter of Mary of Guise , in 1559 he voted in Parliament against the Protestant confession of faith and expressed his adherence to Catholicism. He became a member of the council of Ma... Read more
James Hepburn Bothwell, 4th earl of
James Hepburn Bothwell, 4th earl of , 1536?-1578, Scottish nobleman; third husband of Mary Queen of Scots . Though a Protestant, he was a strong partisan of the Catholic regent, Mary of Guise, mother of Mary Queen of Scots. In 1562, Bothwell's old enemy, James Hamilton, earl of Arran, accused Bothw... Read more
Holyrood Palace
Holyrood Palace [i.e., holy cross], royal residence, Edinburgh, SE Scotland. In 1128, David I founded Holyrood Abbey on this site, where according to legend he was saved from an infuriated stag by the miraculous interception of a cross. The abbey's Chapel Royal, still standing, contains the remains... Read more
James Douglas Morton, 4th earl of
James Douglas Morton, 4th earl of d. 1581, Scottish nobleman. A nephew of Archibald Douglas, 6th earl of Angus, he married Elizabeth Douglas, from whose father he inherited (1553) the earldom of Morton. A member of the Protestant party, he became lord high chancellor to Mary Queen of Scots in 156... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to " Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley"

Darnley, Henry Stewart, Lord
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Darnley, Henry Stewart, Lord (1545–67). The son of Matthew Stewart, 4th earl of Lennox, and grandson of Margaret Tudor , Darnley's place in the English succession...
Henry Stewart
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Henry Stewart. See Darnley, Lord .
James I and VI (England and Scotland) (1566–1625)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...Scots, and Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley. Rumors abounded...marriage to Darnley was certainly...the feckless Darnley by Scottish lords, led by James...Esm é Stewart, duke of Lennox...daughters: Henry, Elizabeth...
Lennox, Margaret Stewart, countess of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Lennox, Margaret Stewart, countess of (1515–78...of Angus , Lady Margaret was niece to Henry VIII. If Elizabeth was bastardized...concerned at her plan to marry her son, Lord Darnley , to Mary, queen of Scots, and when...
Lennox, Matthew Stewart, 13th earl of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Lennox, Matthew Stewart, 13th earl of [S] (1516–...hostile to the English interest until Henry VIII gave him his niece Lady Margaret...in disgrace after 1565 when his son Lord Darnley married Mary, queen of Scots. Elizabeth...
Mary
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...mythologized of the Stewart monarchs of Scotland...Initially betrothed to Henry VIII's son Edward...s half-brother Lord James Stewart, was driven by...catholic marriage to Darnley on 29 July 1565...of relations with Darnley proved insoluble...

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Darnley, Henry Stewart, Lord
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Darnley, Henry Stewart, Lord (1545–67). The son of Matthew Stewart, 4th earl of Lennox, and grandson of Margaret Tudor , Darnley's place in the English succession...
Henry Stewart
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Henry Stewart See darnley, lord .
Lennox, Matthew Stewart, 13th earl of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Lennox, Matthew Stewart, 13th earl of [S] (1516–...hostile to the English interest until Henry VIII gave him his niece Lady Margaret...in disgrace after 1565 when his son Lord Darnley married Mary, queen of Scots. Elizabeth...
Mary
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...Initially betrothed to Henry VIII's son Edward...x2010;brother Lord James Stewart, was driven by...catholic marriage to Darnley on 29 July 1565...of relations with Darnley proved insoluble...crown matrimonial, Darnley joined the Rizzio...

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Mary Stewart in France and Scotland: Retha Warnicke examines the tumultuous career of Mary, Queen of Scots, before her long incarceration by her cousin Elizabeth I of England.(Profiles in Power)
Magazine article from: History Review; 12/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...Many events in the life of Mary Stewart are controversial, from her birth...interpreting her union with Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, as one of passion and her alliance...and Margaret Tudor, a sister of Henry VIII. As Mary's father died...
Mary's wedding coin to fetch 80,000 pounds
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 10/16/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...Scots, and her then husband, Lord Darnley, on a 450-year- old silver...with her husband of two years, Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley on the ryal, which was worth...of this item." The fact that Henry's name was placed before that...
TIMESPAST
Newspaper article from: Evening Times; 6/12/2001; ; 432 words ; ...Darnley Castle ALL that remains of Darnley Castle is part of a tower and...ancestral home of the Stewarts of Darnley, who became the Earls of Lennox...was executed by James III. Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, returned from exile in England...
Mary returns home to rule.
Magazine article from: Calliope; 3/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...half-brother, Lord James Stewart...he said, the lords would allow her...went along with the lords and allowed Protestantism...powerful Catholic lord who challenged her...Mary's cousin, Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, returned from...
Spoiled kid who deserves recognition
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 6/1/2003; 302 words ; ...May 25). Catherine married Henry VIII in 1543 and he died in 1547...Queen Mary married her cousin Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, who was born in Yorkshire. Darnley...consort and was referred to as King Henry during his somewhat short and unhappy...
Eros and Poetry at the Courts of Mary Queen of Scots and James VI.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: CLIO; 9/22/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...that were introduced by James Stewart, earl of Moray, her illegitimate...in the murder of her husband, Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, in order to marry James Hepburn...be a querelle de Marie (Mary Stewart), the embodiment of a woman...
Mary Queen of Scots.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Renaissance Quarterly; 3/22/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...Warnicke examines the life of Mary Stewart through the lens of a cultural...include Mary's decision to marry Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, her disputed role in his death...defender or prosecutor of Mary Stewart. Retha Warnicke's Mary Queen...
THE SIREN'S SECRETS; How the world's sexiest women used their charms to wrap men round their little fingers .. and how you can do the same.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 2/13/2008; 700+ words ; ...proposed but Mary's untamed heart made the call. Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, - her first cousin - was the "lustiest and best...reason to marry him. Within months of marrying Lord Darnley, Mary realised her mistake. Time and again, Mary...
10 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT. . .CROOKSTON CASTLE
Newspaper article from: Evening Times; 12/11/2004; 438 words ; ...structure. It was held for centuries by the Stewarts of Darnley. James IV bombarded the castle in 1489 with the...Mary, Queen of Scots married her second husband, Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, under a yew tree at Crookston Castle. The castle...
Mary Queen of Scots coins it in
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 11/15/2002; 343 words ; ...celebrate the Queen's short-lived marriage to Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley. But it never went into circulation because the coin showed Darnley's face first and the Queen second, much to her...