Lord Darnley Lord Darnley (1545–1567) (later created Duke of Albany), better known as "Lord Darnley", a courtesy title, his father holding that title, who became the husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, and thus father of King James VI and I (1566–1625). Together with Lord Ruthven and others, Darnley openly murdered David Rizzio in Holyrood Palace in March 1566. Mary thereafter distanced herself from Darnley. On 10 February 1567, Darnley died when his residence was destroyed by a bomb whilst his wife, Mary, Queen of Scots, attended a party. Lord Darnley and his groom were found dead at the scene with marks
Herbert Darnley clog dance and appeared with his daughter Georgina. The production opened in New York around 1904 or 1905 with over half the song composed by Jerome Kern. In 1902, Darnley released a recording of "God Save the King". The introducer claimed the song to have been written by Henry Carey and that Darnley was his descendant. In 1906, Darnley was mentioned as general manager and producer in advertising for Fred Karno's companies, second only to Karno himself. A Darnley ballad was adapted for a nine-minute silent film, "Napoleon and the English Sailor", released by Gaumont in 1908, in which he