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 also starred. Shortly afterwards, Gaumont produced a version of Darnley's sketch "Moving In" using members of his own troupe. Darnley wrote "By Whose Hand?", a murder story that was staged at the Pavilion Theatre in Leicester, in 1929 in which Dolores played the lead. Darnley gave a speech in which he said he was pleased to remove Dolores from the "human wolves" of London who "were trying to tear her to pieces." The production toured throughout 1929, reaching Mexborough and the Theatre Royal, Sheffield. In 1934, Darnley was profiled in the William Hickey "These Names Make News" column in "The