Mary, Queen of Scots marries her cousin, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley

29th July 1565

1565 Mary, Queen of Scots marries her cousin, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley.

Lord Darnley cuts an infamous figure in Scottish and Tudor history. In life he proved a controversial character, and his murder at Kirk o’ Field in 1567 remains one of British history’s great, unsolved mysteries – establishing whether Mary was implicated has taxed historians ever since.