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<span style="color:#8E236B">{{Quote|I made you King. But we will never be equals.|'''Queen Mary'''}}</span>
  
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==Early life==
  
   
 
==Season 4==
  
==Season 4==
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[[Lady Keira]] and [[King Darnley|Lord Darnley]] want to get married. However, Keira is promised to [[Lord White]] by her family. When Lord Darnley is summoned to [[Kingdom of England|English Court]] by [[Queen Elizabeth]] she brokers a deal with him. <ref name=S4Ep01>[[With Friends Like These]].</ref>
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Lord Darnley promises ''not'' to marry [[Mary Stuart|Queen Marry]] of Scotland, and in return, Queen Elizabeth will pay off Keira's dowry to her family so she and Lord Darnley can marry. However before the sum could be paid in secret by a single horseman, [[Lord Narcisse]] arranged his murder. <ref name=S4Ep02>[[A Grain Of Deception]].</ref>
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Lord Darnley stops into visit Keira on his way to [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]] with his mother, [[Lady Lennox]]. He promises he'll return for her in a week and they will meet at their special place. Before he returns, Keira receives a letter from him, breaking things off, so she marries Lord White. <ref name=S4Ep02>[[A Grain Of Deception]].</ref> <ref name=S4Ep03>[[Leaps of Faith]].</ref>
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'''[[Highland Games]]'''<br />
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[[Mary Stuart]] and [[James Stuart]] recieved another letter from "[[Lord Bothwell|Loyal Watchman]]" warning of [[King Darnley|Lord Darnley's]]. Mary told her brother to find out who he was, and start with [[John Knox]]. He had schemed with letters before, and the outcome cost [[Lola]] her life. James agrees to being up the matter with [[Emily Knox]].
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Mary and Darnley talk about his former relationship with [[Lady Keira]], and [[Mary Stuart|Queen Mary]] accuses him of having an affair. He denies it, informing her she is already married to Lord White. <ref name=S4Ep07>[[Hanging Swords]].</ref>
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Of the arriving guest to witness Mary and Darnley's [[Mary and Darnley's Wedding|Catholic wedding]], few are as important as [[Lucrezia de' Medici]]. She lends legitimacy and strength both to [[Mary Stuart|Queen Mary's]] Scottish rule and [[Mary and Darnley|Queen Mary and Lord Darnley's]] joint claims to the [[Kingdom of England|English Throne]].
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However, after [[King Darnley|Lord Darnley]] jokingly insulted [[King Francis]], Lucrezia withdrew her support and set sail for the following day back to [[Kingdom of Italy|Florence]]. Mary was very upset over this, because if the Duchess left, she took her support and the promise of funding with her. Lucrezia agreed to reconsider if she was given the lands belonging to ''Lord Theodore Davies''. The lands were quite valuable, and come with a title, ''The Earldom of Menteith''. Only with this exchange would she continue supporting Mary's rule.
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After a day of misadventures, [[Mary and Bothwell|Queen Mary and Lord Bothwell]] were able to acquiring the Davies Estate' papers. With that, Lucrezia was pleased to continue the alliance between [[Kingdom of Italy|Florence]] and [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]].
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Meanwhile, [[Lady Keira]] was sick and weak with fever, an later died after being stuck by a cart in [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]], after [[James Stuart]] forced her to her feet, and back to [[Kingdom of England|England]] on Mary's behalf. <ref name=S4Ep08>[[Unchartered Waters]].</ref>
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[[John Knox]] had been corresponding with Lord White after Lady Keira's passing. Informing him that his late wife was having an affair with Lord Darnley, and advised White on the opportunity to avenge his wife's honor. Via a secret meeting,
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meaning Darnley would be unprotected and away from the castle. Lord White was already en route to Scotland to murder the future King before [[Mary Stuart]] could [[Mary and Darnley's Wedding|marry]] him. James Stuart went ahead and stopped him at the border crossings just before dawn. <ref name=S4Ep09>[[Pulling Strings]].</ref>
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'''[[Dead of Night]]'''<br />
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[[Mary Stuart]] tells Greer she is pregnant with [[King Darnley|King Darnley's]] child. Telling her, only Darnley knows, and she's also told [[James Stuart]] before he left. Greer Apologies for being hard on Mary about James. Mary tells her it's alright. In trying to protect her throne, she put her brother in a dangerous position that ended with his banishment.
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[[Mary and Darnley]] are talking about [[Lord Bothwell]]. The man who despises Darnley, and Mary invited him to Court. Mary tells him, after James left she was upset, and needed someone she could trust.
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[[Lord Ruthven]] and Darnley were both involved, and Ruthven even lead the murder of [[David Rizzio]] in place of the missing [[Lord Bothwell]] in front of the very pregnant [[Mary Stuart|Queen Mary]]. <ref name=S1Ep13>[[Coup de Grace]].</ref>
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The next morning, [[James Stuart]] and his men took back the castle. For the crimes of high treason and insurrection against the crown, Lord Ruthven was sentenced to death, by [[Mary Stuart|Queen Mary]]. <ref name=S1Ep14>[[A Bride. A Box. A Body.]].</ref>
   
 
==Quotes==
  
==Quotes==
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'''Mary Stuart:''' I’ll be honest Lord Darnley. I did nor expect to like you. But I do. <ref name="S4E04">[[Playing With Fire]]</ref>
  
'''Mary Stuart:''' I’ll be honest Lord Darnley. I did nor expect to like you. But I do. <ref name="S4E04">[[Playing With Fire]]</ref>
   
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'''Lord Darnley:''' If I am King for only as long as you live, then I say long live the Queen. <ref name="S4E04">[[Playing With Fire]]</ref>
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'''Lord Darnley:''' I am an ambitious man. And if this is my one chance at king, I will take it. And if I am king for only as long as you live, then I say long live the Queen. <ref name="S4E04">[[Playing With Fire]]</ref>
   
 
''(To Queen Mary)'' <br>
  
''(To Queen Mary)'' <br>
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'''Mary Stuart:''' Oh really Lord Darnley. I was unaware that your crushing defeat was an act of charity. <ref name="S4E06">[[Love & Death]]</ref>
  
'''Mary Stuart:''' Oh really Lord Darnley. I was unaware that your crushing defeat was an act of charity. <ref name="S4E06">[[Love & Death]]</ref>
   
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'''Lord Darnley:''' How dare you? I defied the Queen of England for you. <br>
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'''Lord Darnley:''' How dare you, didn't you notice that I defied the queen of England for you!? <br>
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'''Mary Stuart:''' You loved it! <br>
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'''Mary Stuart:''' Oh, you enjoyed it. <br>
 
'''Lord Darnley:''' I did! <ref name="S4E06">[[Love & Death]]</ref>
  
'''Lord Darnley:''' I did! <ref name="S4E06">[[Love & Death]]</ref>
   
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'''Mary Stuart:''' I had a husband! and I loved him and he was murdered in cold blood before my eyes. <ref name="S4E06">[[Love & Death]]</ref>
  
'''Mary Stuart:''' I had a husband! and I loved him and he was murdered in cold blood before my eyes. <ref name="S4E06">[[Love & Death]]</ref>
   
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'''Lord Darnley:''' Before I met you, I loved someone. In that way that should have lasted a lifetime. <ref name="S4E06">[[Love & Death]]</ref>
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'''Lord Darnley:''' Before I met you, I loved someone. In that way that should've lasted a lifetime, but it didn't. And when I lost her I thought I'd never feel again, and yet here I am. Here we are.As king and queen, our lives will always be in peril.
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We're gonna be in danger no matter whether we're together or not. Because of who we are, Mary, because of our blood. <br>
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'''Mary Stuart:''' Elizabeth will keep coming after us. <br>
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'''Mary Stuart:''' Let her come .Let the danger come. <ref name="S4E06">[[Love & Death]]</ref>
   
 
'''Queen Mary:''' Darnley is a better man than you think.<br>
  
'''Queen Mary:''' Darnley is a better man than you think.<br>
 
'''James Stuart:''' Really. Who told you that. Darnley? <ref name="S4E07">[[Hanging Swords]]</ref>
  
'''James Stuart:''' Really. Who told you that. Darnley? <ref name="S4E07">[[Hanging Swords]]</ref>
   
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'''Queen Mary:''' You will be my husband in name only. I will never be happy. And I will never forgive you. <ref name="S4E07">[[Hanging Swords]]</ref>
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'''Queen Mary:''' You will be my husband in name only. And we will never be happy. And I will never forgive you. <ref name="S4E07">[[Hanging Swords]]</ref>
   
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'''King Darnley:''' Mary! I’m glad you’ve come! What do you think?! <br>
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'''Queen Mary:''' Are you actually threatening your wife, and Queen when I'm carrying our child?! <ref name="S4E11">[[Dead of Night]]</ref>
  
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'''Queen Mary:''' Well, you commissioned it for your coronation, it only needs to please your ear. <ref name="S4E10">[[A Better Man]]</ref>
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'''Queen Mary:''' I had hoped that our marriage would be a partnership in every way. but with your drinking, your cheating, your blind ambition <br>
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'''King Darnley:''' I am trying to be better! <br>
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'''Queen Mary:''' Then try harder. <ref name="S4E10">[[A Better Man]]</ref>
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'''Queen Mary:''' She would know that you were behind it, as well.<br>
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'''King Darnley:''' Would she? If I confirmed your efforts to destroy her, allowing her to justifiably come after you would she care? <br>
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'''Queen Mary:''' Are you actually threatening your wife and queen when I am carrying our child? <br>
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'''King Darnley:''' That child exists solely to replace me! <ref name="S4E11">[[Dead of Night]]</ref>
   
 
'''King Darnley:''' I will be a true King. And we will finally be equals.<br>
  
'''King Darnley:''' I will be a true King. And we will finally be equals.<br>
 
'''Queen Mary:''' I made you King. But we will never be equals. <ref name="S4E11">[[Dead of Night]]</ref>
  
'''Queen Mary:''' I made you King. But we will never be equals. <ref name="S4E11">[[Dead of Night]]</ref>
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'''Queen Mary:''' You can’t expect everyone to be glad you are back at Court, Darnley. Some of us ''know'' you. <ref name="S4E12">[[The Shakedown]]</ref>
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'''King Darnley:''' In the inevitable War of Two Queen. <ref name="S4E14">[[A Bride. A Box. A Body.]]</ref>
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==Notes==
  
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* [[History's Mary, Queen of Scots|Mary, Queen of Scots]] was actually 5'11, and a redhead.
  
* [[History's Mary, Queen of Scots|Mary, Queen of Scots]] was actually 5'11, and a redhead.
 
* Mary was briefly engaged to [[History's King Edward Tudor|Prince Edward of England]] when she was 6 months old, and for an even shorter time considered for [[History's King Philip|King Philip of Spain's]] first son, [[History's Don Carlos|Don Carlos]] who was 4 years her junior.
  
* Mary was briefly engaged to [[History's King Edward Tudor|Prince Edward of England]] when she was 6 months old, and for an even shorter time considered for [[History's King Philip|King Philip of Spain's]] first son, [[History's Don Carlos|Don Carlos]] who was 4 years her junior.
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* ''[[History's Matthew Lennox|Matthew Lennox]]'' was [[History's Lord Darnley|Lord Darnley's]] father. He was second cousins once removed to [[History's King James V|King James V]], and (at best) third in line of succession for the [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scottish Crown]]. He spent most of his youth in exile in [[Kingdom of England|England]], but returned to [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]] to assert his claims to the line of succession when King James V died in 1542.
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* ''[[History's Lord Lennox|Lord Lennox]]]'' was [[History's Lord Darnley|Lord Darnley's]] father. He was second cousins once removed to [[History's King James V|King James V]], and (at best) third in line of succession for the [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scottish Crown]]. He spent most of his youth in exile in [[Kingdom of England|England]], but returned to [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]] to assert his claims to the line of succession when King James V died in 1542.
 
*[[History's Lord Darnley|Lord Darnley]] does have [[House of Tudor|Tudor Blood]] in him, through his mother [[History's Lady Lennox|Lady Lennox]].
  
*[[History's Lord Darnley|Lord Darnley]] does have [[House of Tudor|Tudor Blood]] in him, through his mother [[History's Lady Lennox|Lady Lennox]].
 
* [[History's Mary, Queen of Scots|Mary, Queen of Scots]] had briefly met her English-born first cousin [[History's Lord Darnley|Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley]] in February 1561 when she was in mourning for [[History's King Francis|King Francis II]]. Darnley's parents, [[History's Lord Lennox|Lord]] and [[History's Lady Lennox|Lady Lennox]], who were Scottish aristocrats as well as English landowners, had sent him to France ostensibly to extend their condolences while hoping for a potential match between the two.
  
* [[History's Mary, Queen of Scots|Mary, Queen of Scots]] had briefly met her English-born first cousin [[History's Lord Darnley|Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley]] in February 1561 when she was in mourning for [[History's King Francis|King Francis II]]. Darnley's parents, [[History's Lord Lennox|Lord]] and [[History's Lady Lennox|Lady Lennox]], who were Scottish aristocrats as well as English landowners, had sent him to France ostensibly to extend their condolences while hoping for a potential match between the two.
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* '''War of the Rough Wooing''' [[History's Matthew Lennox|Matthew Lennox]] soon married ''Lady Margaret Douglas'', daughter of ''Margaret Tudor'' and half-sister of the deceased [[History's King James V|King James V]]. When the ''Parliament of Scotland'' rejected the ''Greenwich treaty'', Lennox changed sides and supported [[History's King Henry VIII|King Henry VIII]] of England's military efforts to secure a marriage between in the ''War of the Rough Wooing''. After the defeat of his supporters at the ''Battle of Glasgow Muir'', he fled once more to England.
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* '[[The War of the Rough Wooing]] [[History's Lord Lennox|Lord Lennox]] soon married ''Lady Margaret Douglas'', daughter of ''Margaret Tudor'' and half-sister of the deceased [[History's King James V|King James V]]. When the ''Parliament of Scotland'' rejected the ''Greenwich treaty'', Lennox changed sides and supported [[History's King Henry VIII|King Henry VIII]] of England's military efforts to secure a marriage between in [[The War of the Rough Wooing]]. After the defeat of his supporters at the ''Battle of Glasgow Muir'', he fled once more to England.
 
** '''The ''Treaty of Greenwich''''', was a marriage contract between [[History's Mary, Queen of Scots|Mary, Queen of Scots]], and [[History's King Henry VIII|King Henry VIII's]] son [[History's King Edward Tudor|Edward Tudor]].
  
** '''The ''Treaty of Greenwich''''', was a marriage contract between [[History's Mary, Queen of Scots|Mary, Queen of Scots]], and [[History's King Henry VIII|King Henry VIII's]] son [[History's King Edward Tudor|Edward Tudor]].
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==Appearances==
  
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Revision as of 01:39, 13 October 2019

Mary and Darnley
Mary and Darnley
Real Names: Queen Mary
King Darnley
Status: Seperated
Relationship:

Married

Length of Relationship:

6 months

Affiliates:

Kingdom of Scotland
House of Stuart
House of Tudor

First Appearance: With Friends Like These
GALLERY


Couples Married Season Four
"I made you King. But we will never be equals."
—Queen Mary

Season 4

Lady Keira and Lord Darnley want to get married. However, Keira is promised to Lord White by her family. When Lord Darnley is summoned to English Court by Queen Elizabeth she brokers a deal with him. [1]

Lord Darnley promises not to marry Queen Marry of Scotland, and in return, Queen Elizabeth will pay off Keira's dowry to her family so she and Lord Darnley can marry. However before the sum could be paid in secret by a single horseman, Lord Narcisse arranged his murder. [2]

Lord Darnley stops into visit Keira on his way to Scotland with his mother, Lady Lennox. He promises he'll return for her in a week and they will meet at their special place. Before he returns, Keira receives a letter from him, breaking things off, so she marries Lord White. [2] [3]


Highland Games
Mary Stuart and James Stuart recieved another letter from "Loyal Watchman" warning of Lord Darnley's. Mary told her brother to find out who he was, and start with John Knox. He had schemed with letters before, and the outcome cost Lola her life. James agrees to being up the matter with Emily Knox.

Mary and Darnley talk about his former relationship with Lady Keira, and Queen Mary accuses him of having an affair. He denies it, informing her she is already married to Lord White. [4]

Of the arriving guest to witness Mary and Darnley's Catholic wedding, few are as important as Lucrezia de' Medici. She lends legitimacy and strength both to Queen Mary's Scottish rule and Queen Mary and Lord Darnley's joint claims to the English Throne.

However, after Lord Darnley jokingly insulted King Francis, Lucrezia withdrew her support and set sail for the following day back to Florence. Mary was very upset over this, because if the Duchess left, she took her support and the promise of funding with her. Lucrezia agreed to reconsider if she was given the lands belonging to Lord Theodore Davies. The lands were quite valuable, and come with a title, The Earldom of Menteith. Only with this exchange would she continue supporting Mary's rule.

After a day of misadventures, Queen Mary and Lord Bothwell were able to acquiring the Davies Estate' papers. With that, Lucrezia was pleased to continue the alliance between Florence and Scotland.

Meanwhile, Lady Keira was sick and weak with fever, an later died after being stuck by a cart in Scotland, after James Stuart forced her to her feet, and back to England on Mary's behalf. [5]

John Knox had been corresponding with Lord White after Lady Keira's passing. Informing him that his late wife was having an affair with Lord Darnley, and advised White on the opportunity to avenge his wife's honor. Via a secret meeting, meaning Darnley would be unprotected and away from the castle. Lord White was already en route to Scotland to murder the future King before Mary Stuart could marry him. James Stuart went ahead and stopped him at the border crossings just before dawn. [6]

Dead of Night
Mary Stuart tells Greer she is pregnant with King Darnley's child. Telling her, only Darnley knows, and she's also told James Stuart before he left. Greer Apologies for being hard on Mary about James. Mary tells her it's alright. In trying to protect her throne, she put her brother in a dangerous position that ended with his banishment.

Mary and Darnley are talking about Lord Bothwell. The man who despises Darnley, and Mary invited him to Court. Mary tells him, after James left she was upset, and needed someone she could trust.


Lord Ruthven and Darnley were both involved, and Ruthven even lead the murder of David Rizzio in place of the missing Lord Bothwell in front of the very pregnant Queen Mary. [7]

The next morning, James Stuart and his men took back the castle. For the crimes of high treason and insurrection against the crown, Lord Ruthven was sentenced to death, by Queen Mary. [8]

Quotes

(To Lord Darnley)
Mary Stuart: All though I am curious. Have you already named our children? Or did you leave that part for me?
James Stuart: Well, I hope one of them will be called James. After our father. [9]

Mary Stuart: I’ll be honest Lord Darnley. I did nor expect to like you. But I do. [9]

Lord Darnley: I am an ambitious man. And if this is my one chance at king, I will take it. And if I am king for only as long as you live, then I say long live the Queen. [9]

(To Queen Mary)
James Stuart: He does have his father’s history to overcome. You knew that when you chose him.
Lord Darnley: Chose me like a prized pony. [10]

Lord Darnley: I do have a first name, you know. It’s Henry.
Mary Stuart: Darnley…
Lord Darnley: Darnley it is then. [10]

Lord Darnley: I let you win that race.
Mary Stuart: Oh really Lord Darnley. I was unaware that your crushing defeat was an act of charity. [11]

Lord Darnley: How dare you, didn't you notice that I defied the queen of England for you!?
Mary Stuart: Oh, you enjoyed it.
Lord Darnley: I did! [11]

Lord Darnley: I’m going to be your husband.
Mary Stuart: I had a husband! and I loved him and he was murdered in cold blood before my eyes. [11]

Lord Darnley: Before I met you, I loved someone. In that way that should've lasted a lifetime, but it didn't. And when I lost her I thought I'd never feel again, and yet here I am. Here we are.As king and queen, our lives will always be in peril. We're gonna be in danger no matter whether we're together or not. Because of who we are, Mary, because of our blood.
Mary Stuart: Elizabeth will keep coming after us.
Mary Stuart: Let her come .Let the danger come. [11]

Queen Mary: Darnley is a better man than you think.
James Stuart: Really. Who told you that. Darnley? [12]

Queen Mary: You will be my husband in name only. And we will never be happy. And I will never forgive you. [12]

King Darnley: Mary! I’m glad you’ve come! What do you think?!
Queen Mary: Well, you commissioned it for your coronation, it only needs to please your ear. [13]

Queen Mary: I had hoped that our marriage would be a partnership in every way. but with your drinking, your cheating, your blind ambition
King Darnley: I am trying to be better!
Queen Mary: Then try harder. [13]

Queen Mary: She would know that you were behind it, as well.
King Darnley: Would she? If I confirmed your efforts to destroy her, allowing her to justifiably come after you would she care?
Queen Mary: Are you actually threatening your wife and queen when I am carrying our child?
King Darnley: That child exists solely to replace me! [14]

King Darnley: I will be a true King. And we will finally be equals.
Queen Mary: I made you King. But we will never be equals. [14]

Queen Mary: You can’t expect everyone to be glad you are back at Court, Darnley. Some of us know you. [15]

King Darnley: In the inevitable War of Two Queen. [16]

Notes

Historical Notes


  • 'The War of the Rough Wooing Lord Lennox soon married Lady Margaret Douglas, daughter of Margaret Tudor and half-sister of the deceased King James V. When the Parliament of Scotland rejected the Greenwich treaty, Lennox changed sides and supported King Henry VIII of England's military efforts to secure a marriage between in The War of the Rough Wooing. After the defeat of his supporters at the Battle of Glasgow Muir, he fled once more to England.

Clips


Appearances

Season Four
With Friends Like These A Grain of Deception Leaps of Faith Playing With Fire Highland Games Love & Death Hanging Swords Uncharted Waters
Pulling Strings A Better Man Dead of Night The Shakedown Coup de Grace A Bride. A Box. A Body. Blood in the Water All It Cost Her

References

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