Darnley
[dahrn-lee]
- Lord Henry Stewart or Stuart,1545–67, Scottish nobleman: second husband of Mary Queen of Scots (father of James I of England).
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Better for her had she taken with Darnley the direct way that was her right.
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Darnley struggled up in bed, caught her hand, and pulled her to him.
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Knowing not what to believe, Darnley's uneasiness abode with him.
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Darnley was pacified by the assurance, and the lad withdrew.
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Darnley requested a book of Psalms, that he might read himself to sleep.
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Darnley
- Lord. title of Henry Stuart (or Stewart). 1545–67, Scottish nobleman; second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots and father of James I of England. After murdering his wife's secretary, Rizzio (1566), he was himself assassinated (1567)
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