. Historical portraits ... t it is toler-ably clear that the couple had already been married when thePapal dispensation for their union arrived in July 1565, Darnleyscowardly, disgusting and effeminate character soon turned Maryslove for his handsome person into real hatred: no party in thestate could rely on him or work with him, and his vanity wasludicrous. He allowed himself to be the dupe of the English- I50 HENRY LORD DARNLEY minded party, which murdered Marys Italian secretary, Rizzio; heactually held the Queen while the deed was committed at her feet;she never forgave him, though she pr
. Historical portraits ... t it is toler-ably clear that the couple had already been married when thePapal dispensation for their union arrived in July 1565, Darnleyscowardly, disgusting and effeminate character soon turned Maryslove for his handsome person into real hatred: no party in thestate could rely on him or work with him, and his vanity wasludicrous. He allowed himself to be the dupe of the English- I50 HENRY LORD DARNLEY minded party, which murdered Marys Italian secretary, Rizzio; heactually held the Queen while the deed was committed at her feet;she never forgave him, though she pretended to do so, in order toget him completely into her power; nay, she sided with some of thevery men who had made him their tool, in order to use them asagents against him. So powerless and so much hated did he feelhimself to be that he was on the eve of leaving Scotland forgood, when he was murdered at Kirk o field, outside Edinburgh, onFebruary lo, 1567. Marys own guilt in this matter can hardlybe considered 1—1 o U ^ 5 i-H (/» z f— (A o K O V) 7) _u D M o >1 b4 cCQ y o ■*j t/J ►—H 1—1 c s 73 < 1 c S w o —1 :_ o. a. o ID *^ o c b. 5
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