Quotes About Darnley

Darnley, who, like Banquo's ghost, seemed to play a much more effective part in Scottish politics once he was dead than when he was alive.

Darnley was the first to appear. He entered the supper room and spoke to Mary.

Mary kept her wits and turned to Darnley. "What do you know about this?" she demanded.

Sadly, Mary, from this point on, was not only bound to fail to impress anyone as to her ability as a monarch, she failed so spectacularly that she only reinforced every sixteenth-century stereotype of women as weak-willed, intellectually challenged and emotionally corrupt. Even in the confused aftermath of Darnley's death she seemed to be increasingly in Bothwell's thrall. He was a strong man with a sense of mission when she was feeling at her most bereft and in need of guidance

Darnley's dagger was left in the corpse, to signify his connivance in the plot.

Darnley was assassinated.

At the ceremony for Dudley's ennoblement, Darnley bore the sword of state

when the celebrations were ended, Darnley would be made king of Scotland

Darnley himself had insisted on this, even though Parliament was usually consulted before royal titles

Darnley was utterly confident that he had pulled off a coup.

MARY'S EFFORTS to reconcile her lords, with the sole exception of Darnley's co-conspirators, were genuine.

Only three months and five days had passed since Darnley was murdered.

While Bothwell and his servants were moving into Darnley's old apartments at Holyrood

THE DAY BEFORE Darnley's assassination was one of the happiest Mary could remember.