lord darnley

Supposing Mary Stuart returned to Scotland without the direct agenda of being named heiress to the English throne, whom might she have selected as her consort to succeed François II? Bear in mind, she'd have no intention of relinquishing Catholicism or raising an heir within that faith. Darnley...

I recently read Alison Weirs biography of Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, and it got me thinking. Throughout Mary I’s reign, she was pretty determined to see her cousin and closest friend, Margaret Douglas, and then her son, Lord Darnley, become her heirs. However, Parliament was very...