Darnley

[dahrn-lee]

noun

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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Historical Examples of darnley

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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British Dictionary definitions for darnley

Darnley

noun

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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