Did Mary, Queen of Scots, Kill Her Husband? Uncover the Truth ⚔️

This is episode 5 of our ongoing series on Mary, Queen of Scots, episode 1 is here: https://youtu.be/fFqtsEudBpU

How and why was Mary Queen of Scots’ traitorous husband, Lord Darnley, murdered, and by whom…? Was Mary complicit? Why was his death one of the greatest mysteries in all British history? And, with Mary’s situation growing increasingly precarious, and allies few and far between, to whom would Mary turn next?

Join Tom and Dominic as they unravel, tantalisingly, the build up to and enactment of Lord Darnley’s mysterious murder, in the next stage of the tumultuous life of Mary Queen of Scots. Were her hands red and dripping with the blood of her murdered husband?

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00:00 – Elizabeth I warns Mary over Darnley’s murder
03:39 – Elizabeth hints Mary may be complicit
04:52 – The murder plunges Scotland into crisis
06:05 – Antonia Fraser vs Jenny Wormald on Mary
08:31 – Explosion didn't kill Darnley – so what did?
09:44 – Ritzio's murder sets precedent for conspiracy
15:49 – Darnley's bizarre invasion plans
18:15 – Mary trusts Bothwell
20:41 – Mary's rough horseback journey to Hermitage
21:54 – A sudden panic
26:46 – Darnley skips his own son's christening
27:59 – Bothwell steps in as symbolic father
30:25 – Mary reconciles with former enemies
33:54 – Surfshark VPN
35:18 – Explosion at 2am shakes Edinburgh
40:10 – Escape attempt: rope, cloak, and strangulation
41:23 – Why blow the house if he’s already dead?
42:36 – Mary’s rumoured affair with Bothwell
43:49 – Elizabeth’s concern for Mary’s reputation
45:02 – Why didn’t Mary solve the crime?
49:54 – Ceil manipulates Elizabeth behind the scenes
51:07 – Mary warned to denounce Bothwell
52:20 – Final fallout: Mary fails to act

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