The History Hive

Everyone's heard of her famous saying "let them eat cake" but did the infamous queen really say this? Was she as cruel and out of touch as we believe that led her to her unfortunate fate? This episode we discuss common myths surrounding Marie Antoinette and the reality of who she really was. Thank you for listening and don't forget to follow @thehistoryhive on instagram to stay updated!Lara, Phoebe and KatieSources used:Cereno, Benito. Myths You Believe About Marie Antoinette, Grunge, Oct 10, 2023. https://www.grunge.com/212395/myths-you-believe-about-marie-antoinette/, Accessed: 23/4/2024France, T.L. (2022). French history myths: Marie-Antoinette said ‘Let them eat cake’. [online] The Local. Available at: French history myths: Marie-Antoinette said ‘Let them eat cake’ [Accessed 27 Apr. 2024].Little, B. (2016). 5 Things You Might Not Know About Marie Antoinette. [online] History. Available at: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/marie-antoinette-facts-france-death-queen-anniversary [Accessed 26 Apr. 2024].History.com Staff, Did Marie-Antoinette Really Say ‘Let Them Eat Cake’?, HISTORY, https://www.history.com/news/did-marie-antoinette-really-say-let-them-eat-cake, Aug 31, 2024, Accessed: 23/4/2024Thomas, Chantal, The Wicked Queen: The Origins of the Myth of Marie-Antoinette, New York: Zone Books, 1999.

Join us this week to discuss the famous mystic, Margery Kempe, whose weeping and screaming bouts through Europe made her one of the most polarising women in King's Lynn.Follow us on Instagram @thehistoryhive to stay up to date!Lara, Phoebe and KatieSources used:Encyclopaedia Britannica (2024). Margery Kempe. [online] Available at: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Margery-Kempe. Johnston, L. The Mysticism and Madness of Margery Kempe. Historic UK [online]. Available at: https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Mysticism-And-Madness-Of-Margery-Kempe/. King's Lynn Minster (2023). Margery Kempe | King's Lynn Minster. [online]. Available at: https://kingslynnminster.org/margery-kempe/. Westwell, C. (2014). The Life of a Mystic. [online] blogs.bl.uk. Available at: https://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2014/03/the-life-of-a-mystic.html. 

Join us this week as we discuss all things Spanish Armada from causes to events to the propaganda to come out of it! We hope you enjoy this episode and please let us know what you think in the comments or message us on instagram @thehistoryhivepodcastPhoebe and KatieSources used:Philip’s draft of an appeal to the Cortes, April 1558 Pendrill, Colin, Spain 1474-1700, Heinemann Educational Publishers, Oxford, 2002, pp.96-98 ‘The History of the Spanish Armada’, Royal Museums Greenwich, <https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/spanish-armada-history-causes-timeline> 2022 (Accessed 22/7/2022)Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Spanish Armada". Encyclopaedia Britannica, 5 Feb. 2021, <https://www.britannica.com/topic/Armada-Spanish-naval-fleet> (Accessed 22/7/2022)Brunier, Marianne, The Golden Age of Spain, 1474-1598, Pearson Education Limited, London, 2017, pp.110

This week we looked at common myths and misconceptions surrounding one of the most notorious women in history: Anne Bolyen and tried to debunk them. We hope you enjoy this episode and please let us know what you think in the comments or message us on instagram @thehistoryhivepodcast Lara, Phoebe and KatieSources used:Arnott, Esther. “Busting 5 Big Myths About Anne Boleyn”. HistoryHit. Aug 10, 2022. https://www.historyhit.com/busting-big-myths-about-anne-boleyn/  Accessed Feb 27 2024.Anon, (n.d.). Myths and misconceptions | Queen Anne Boleyn. [online] Available at: http://www.anne-boleyn.com/eng/category/myths-and-misconceptions/  [Accessed 3 Mar. 2024].The Tudor Enthusiast. (n.d.). Myths Surrounding Anne Boleyn. [online] Available at: https://thetudorenthusiast.weebly.com/blog/myths-surrounding-anne-boleyn [Accessed 3 Mar. 2024].theanneboleynfiles (2023). #WednesdayFact - Mary was offered a better deal by Anne Boleyn - The Anne Boleyn Files. [online] www.theanneboleynfiles.com. Available at: https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/wednesdayfact-mary-was-offered-a-better-deal-by-anne-boleyn/#google_vignette [Accessed 3 Mar. 2024].Warnicke, Retha M. "The physical deformities of Anne Boleyn and Richard III: myth and reality." Parergon 4 (1986): 135-153.Zoeller, Nisha Pravin. "An Anne for all Seasons: An Archaeology of the Myth of Anne Boleyn." New Jersey: Drew University, 2010.

Love is in the air! This week we look back on the origins of Valentines Day and discuss the development and different ways of celebrating through history. As always let us know what you think in the comments or message us @thehistoryhivepodcast on instagram.Lara, Phoebe, KatieSources used:Bodine, T. (2002) ‘The origins of Valentine’s Day’, The Exponent, 33 (20), p. 1.Combs, Sydney. “Valentine’s Day was not always about love.” National Geographic. Feb 9, 2023. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/saint-st-valentines-day Accessed Feb 10, 2024.Editors, History.com. “History of Valentine’s Day.” History. Feb 14, 2024. https://www.history.com/topics/valentines-day/history-of-valentines-day-2. Accessed Feb 15, 2024.Holloway, S. (2019) ‘Love, Custom & Consumption: Valentine’s Day in England c. 1660-1830’, Cultural and Social History, 17 (3), pp. 295-314.Temcat.com, ‘The Origin of Valentine’s Day’, Available at: https://temcat.com/007-HiddenHistory/holidays/The%20Origin%20of%20Valentine.pdf(Accessed: 17.02.2024). Dyk, N. V. (2013) ‘The Reconceptualization of Valentine’s Day in the United States: Valentine’s Day as a Phenomenon of Popular Culture’, Bridges: An Undergraduate Journal of Contemporary Connections, 1 (1), pp. 1-5.

Back with a BOOM(dicca) - welcome back to this week's episode about the warrior queen herself, Boudicca. As ever, we hope you enjoy and let us know what you think, @thehistoryhivepodcast on instagram.Lara, Phoebe and KatieSources used:Bulst, M. (1961) ‘The Revolt of Queen Boudicca’, Historia: Zeitscrhift fur Alte Geschichte, 10(4), pp. 496-509. Collingridge, Vanessa. Boudica. Random House, 2006.Encyclopaedia Britannica. (2023) ‘Boudicca’.Felperin, Leslie. “Boudica Review- Dreary Take on Norfolk’s Killer Queen is as Gritty as a Sponge.” The Guardian, Oct 24, https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/oct/24/boudica-review-rare-cinema-outing-for-norfolks-killer-queen-is-bit-of-a-hoot Accessed Jan 26, 2023.Grigsby, Paul. “The Iceni.” Warwick Classics Network, Aug 13, 2021. https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/warwickclassicsnetwork/romancoventry/resources/boudica/iceni/Accessed Jan 26, 2024.Hingley, Richard. “Big, Bad Boudica united thousands of ancient Britons against Rome.” The National Geographic, Oct 23, 2019. https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2019/10/big-bad-boudica-united-thousands-ancient-britons-against-rome  Accessed Jan 26, 2023.Johnson, Ben. “Boudica.” Historic UK. https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Boudica/Accessed Jan 26, 2024.Lee, A. (2021) ‘The role of gender in the creation of Boudicca’, pp. 1-14.Levin, C. (2019) ‘Boudicca and Elizabeth Rally Their Troops: “Two Queens Both Alike in Dignity”’, Queenship and Power.

Join us this week as we discuss the history of witches and the witch trials in England and Scotland primarily under James VI/IThank you for listening, and find us on all platforms @tudortalktime. We would love to hear from you.Lara, Phoebe and KatieSources used:Goodare, Julian. A Royal obsession with black magic started Europe’s most brutal witch hunts. National Geographic, 17/10/2019, <https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2019/10/royal-obsession-black-magic-started-europes-most-brutal-witch (https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2019/10/royal-obsession-black-magic-started-europes-most-brutal-witch)> (Accessed 14/0/2023)James VI of Scotland’s ‘Daemonologie’, National Library of Scotland, 2023, <https://www.nls.uk/learning-zone/literature-and-language/themes-in-focus/witches/source-1/ (https://www.nls.uk/learning-zone/literature-and-language/themes-in-focus/witches/source-1/)> (Accessed 14/10/2023)“Why Was King James I Obsessed With Witch Trials? | The Trials Of The Pendle Witches | Timeline”. YouTube video. Posted by “Timeline - World History Documentaries”. 12th August 2017. (Accessed 14/10/2023

This week we will discuss the famous Pilgrimage of Grace - one of the largest ever Tudor rebellions!Thank you for listening, and find us @tudortalktime on all platforms. We would love to hear your thoughts and feelings.Lara, Phoebe and KatieSources used:Battle for Britain's Soul, BBC, 16th July 2012, Television ProgrammeBrittanica, T.Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Pilgrimage of Grace." Encyclopaedia Britannica, June 11, 2020. https://www.britannica.com/event/Pilgrimage-of-Grace (Accessed 28/9/2023)Davies, C. S. L. The Pilgrimage of Grace Reconsidered. Past & Present, 41 pp. 54-76, 1968 (Accessed: 29.09.2023)Holweck, Frederick. "The Five Sacred Wounds." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 15. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. <http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15714a.htm> (Accessed 28/9/2023)Hoyle, R. W. The Pilgrimage of Grace and the Politics of the 1530s. OUP Oxford, 2001#

This week we had the pleasure of speaking to Peter K. Andersson on his newest book, coming out this September which focuses on the life of a court fool during the Tudor period. The interview goes into detail, both on the fascinating details surrounding Will Somer, and on the process historians take when undertaking research and writing books.As always, we would love to hear your opinions! You can find us @tudortalktime on all platformsLara, Phoebe and Katie

Join us this week to discuss the life of Katherine Willoughby: nearly the 7th wife of Henry VIII, recorded in a cafe this week so prepare for some background ambience. As always we hope you enjoy, please find us on social media (@tudortalktime on all platforms) and let us know your thoughts.Lara, Phoebe and KatieSources used:Baldwin, D. Katherine Willoughby: the Lincolnshire Lady who nearly married Henry VIII. Lincolnshire Life, April 2015. Available at: https://www.lincolnshirelife.co.uk/heritage/katherine-willoughby-the-lincolnshire-lady-who-nearly-married-henry-viii/ (Accessed: 03.08.23)Harris, B. J. Women and Politics in Early Tudor England. The Historical Journal, 33(2). pp. 259-281, 1990 (Accessed: 03.08.23)Nugent, T. L. Anne Lock’s Poetics of Spiritual Abjection. English Literary Renaissance, 39(1). pp. 3-23, 2009 (Accessed: 03.08.23)

This week we make our long awaited return where we discuss the life of France's famous Queen, Catherine de Medici from her childhood to her 14 year long reign of France as Queen Regent. Find us on social media @tudortalktime and let us know what you think or would like to hear from us next.Lara, Phoebe and Katie Sources used:Catherine de Medici, BBC, 2014, <https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/de_medici_catherine.shtml (https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/de_medici_catherine.shtml)> (Accessed: 2/8/23)Mark, Joshua J., Catherine de Medici, World  history encyclopaedia, 22/06/2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/Catherine_de'_Medici/ (https://www.worldhistory.org/Catherine_de'_Medici/)>, (Accessed 2/8/2023)Knecht, R.J., Catherine de’Medici, New York: Routledge, 2014Carroll, Stuart, Martyrs and Murderers: The Guise Family and the Making of Europe, Oxford University Press 2007Sutherland, N. M. Catherine de’Medici. Britannica, June 2023. Available at: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Catherine-de-Medici (Accessed: 03.08.23)Weir, A. Mary Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley. Ballantine Books: 2003de Costa, C. (2018). The long barren years of Catherine de Medicis: A gynaecologist’s view of history. [online] O&G Magazine. Available at: https://www.ogmagazine.org.au/12/3-12/long-barren-years-catherine-de-medicis-gynaecologists-view-history/.

We are back this week to discuss Mary Boleyn.Find us on social media, @tudortalktime on all platforms, and let us know what you would like to hear about!Lara, Phoebe and KatieSources used:Bevan, R. Anne’s Sister: 10 Facts about Mary Boleyn. HistoryHit, 19.01.2023 (Accessed: 27.04.2023)Gairdner, J. Mary and Anne Boleyn. The English Historical Review, 1893. 8(29), pp. 53-60. (Accessed: 29.04.2023)Norton, E. The Boleyn Women: the Tudor Femme Fatals who changed English History. Amberley Publishing, 2013Plowden, A. The Other Boleyn Girl. BBC History, 17.02.2011 (Accessed: 27.04.2023)Ridgeway, Claire, Mary Boleyn, The Tudor Society, 2018, Available at: https://www.tudorsociety.com/mary-boleyn/, (Accessed: 27/4/23) Solly, Meilan, The Rise and Fall of Tudor England’s Scandalous Boleyn Family, 19th August 2021, Available at: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rise-and-fall-tudor-englands-scandalous-boleyn-family-180978480/, (Accessed:27/4/23)Weir, A. Mary Boleyn: The Great and Infamous Whore. Random House, 2011Wilkinson, J. Mary Boleyn: The True Story of Henry VIII’s Favourite Mistress. Amberley Publishing, 2009

Join us this week as we discuss the life of Queen Isabella I of Castille. In her nearly 40-year reign, she became a figure of both great controversy and power. We will look at some of the most famous events that made her reputation.Find us on social media, @tudortalktime and let us know what you think or what you would like to hear about next!Lara, Phoebe and Katie.Sources used:Hassner, Ron E., The Cost of Torture: Evidence from the Spanish Inquisition, Routledge Taylor and Francis, 13 May 2020Highfield, J.R.L.. Isabella I. Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Nov. 2022, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Isabella-I-queen-of-Spain . (Accessed 4/3/2023)Isabella of Castille, Brooklyn Museum, Available at: https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/dinner_party/heritage_floor/isabella_of_castile  (Accessed 4/3/2023)Isabella I of Castille: Europe’s greatest queen?, History Extra, 26th November 2019, Available at:https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/isabella-castile-europe-greatest-queen-spain-who-was-she-what-famous-for-columbus/  (Accessed 4/3/2023)Pendrill, Colin, Spain 1474-1700, Heinemann Educational Publishers, Oxford, 2002Queen Isabella I of Spain, Queen of Castille, Royal Collection Trust, Available at: https://www.rct.uk/collection/403445/queen-isabella-i-of-spain-queen-of-castille-1451-1504 (Accessed: 4/3/2023)

Join us this week as we discuss the woman who famously rejected Henry VIII. We look into her life and discover more about her.Find us on social media @tudortalktime on all platforms. Let us know what you think and if there is anything you would like to hear from us next.Lara, Phoebe and KatieSources used:Belfrage, A. (2013). Christina of Denmark - an exiled princess who never came home. [online] Anna Belfrage. Available at: https://www.annabelfrage.com/2013/09/03/christina-of-denmark-an-exiled-princess-who-never-came-home/  [Accessed 4 Mar. 2023].Bloks, M. Christina of Denmark - The Young Widow. History of Royal Women, 2015. Accessed: 27.02.23. Available at: https://www.historyofroyalwomen.com/the-royal-women/christina-denmarks-love-prince-orange/ Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan, Web Gallery of Art, Available at: https://www.wga.hu/html_m/h/holbein/hans_y/1543/03denmar.html (Accessed 24/2/2023)Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan, then Duchess of Lorraine, The British Library, Available at: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG30123 (Accessed 24/2/2023)Darsie, H. R. Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan and Lorraine, Lady of Tortona. The Tudor Society, 2017. Accessed: 27.02.23. Available at: https://www.tudorsociety.com/christina-denmark-duchess-milan-lorraine-lady-tortona/?utm_content=cmp-true Loxton, Alice, Holbein’s Portrait of Christina of Denmark, Historyhit.com, 22 August 2022, Available at: https://www.historyhit.com/holbeins-portrait-of-christina-of-denmark/  (Accessed 24/2/2023)

Join us this week to explore Edward VI's religious policies, and look at how this was received by the public.Follow us on social media, @tudortalktime on all platforms, and let us know your thoughts!Lara, Phoebe and KatieSources used:Pocock, N. The Condition of Moral and Religious Belief in the Reign of Edward VI. The English Historical Review, 1895. 10(39), pp. 417-444 (Accessed: 22.02.23)Strong, R. C. Edward VI and the Pope. Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes, 1960. 23(¾), pp. 311-313 (Accessed: 22.02.23)

Join us this week as we discuss the religious policy of Elizabeth I. We discuss her background and influences as well as the actual details and reactions. This episode also serves as a great revision tool for anyone learning about the Tudors.Follow us on social media @tudortalktime on all platforms, and let us know what you thought of this weeks episode!Lara, Phoebe and KatieSources used:Baker, R. A. Reviewed Work: Elizabeth I and the Religious Settlement of 1559 by Carl S. Meyer. A Journal of Church and State, 1961. 3(2), pp. 206-208 (Accessed: 07.02.23)MacMillan, K. R. Zurich Reform and the Elizabethan Settlement of 1559. Anglican and Episcopal History, 1999, 68(3) pp. 285-311 (Accessed: 07.02.23)Tittler, R. and Jones, N. L. A Companion to Tudor Britain (2009). John Wiley & Sons

Happy 1 Year Anniversary to Tudor Talk Time! Join us this week as we discuss the life of Margaret of Anjou and her role in the Wars of the Roses. Let us know your thoughts or if there is anything you would like to hear about next. Find us on social media, @tudortalktime on all platforms.Lara, Phoebe and KatieSources:Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Margaret of Anjou". Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 Jan. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Margaret-of-Anjou-queen-of-England. Accessed 31.1.23.Lee, P. A. Reflections of Power: Margaret of Anjou and the Dark Side of Queenship. Renaissance Quarterly, 39(2). 1986 pp. 183-217. Accessed: 31.01.23Margaret of Anjou, Queen’s College Cambridge, Available at: https://www.queens.cam.ac.uk/visiting-the-college/history/college-facts/foundresses-and-patronesses/margaret-of-anjou (Accessed 31.01.23)Maurer, H. E. Margaret of Anjou: Queenship and Power in Late Medieval England, 2005. Boydell Press. Wars of the Roses. Margaret of Anjou. Available at: https://www.warsoftheroses.com/people/margaret-of-anjou/ (Accessed: 31.01.23)www.englishmonarchs.co.uk. (n.d.) A history of Margaret of Anjou

Join us this week to discuss Mary I's religious policy, in particular, were the burnings actually that bloody?Follow us on social media, @tudortalktime on all platforms, and let us know your thoughts on this week's episode!Lara, Phoebe and KatieSources used:Bynum, Beth, The Reign of Mary I, 2017, Available at: https://scalar.usc.edu/works/the-reign-of-mary-i/index (Accessed 16/1/2023)Cavill, P. R. Heresy and Fortune in Marian England. The Historical Journal, 2013. 56(4) pp.879-907Doran, S. and Freeman, T. S. Mary Tudor: New and Old Perspectives, 2017. BloosmburyDuffy, E. Fires of Faith: Catholic England under Mary Tudor. The English historical review, 2011. CXXVI(521) pp.928-930Duncan, S. (2013). “Bloody” Mary? Changing Perceptions of England’s First Ruling Queen. In: Beem, C., Moore, D. (eds) The Name of a Queen. Queenship and Power. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137272027Hargrave, O. T. Bloody Mary’s Victims: The Iconography of John Foxe’s Book of Martyrs. Historical magazine of the Protestant Episcopal Church, 1982. 51(1) pp. 7-21 Mcilvenna, Una, What inspired ‘Bloody Mary’s’ Gruesome nickname?, History.com, 25 October 2018, Available at: https://www.history.com/news/queen-mary-i-bloody-mary-reformation (Accessed 16/1/2023)Rounding, Virginia, The Burning Time: The story of the Smithfield Martyrs, 2017, MacMillan, London Solly, Meilan, The myth of ‘Bloody Mary’, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 March 2020, Available at: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/myth-bloody-mary-180974221/?scrlybrkr (Accessed 16/1/2023)

Join us this week to discuss the life of Bessie Blount, the first officially recognised mistress of Henry VIII, and her impact on the Tudor dynasty. Find us on social media, @Tudortalktime on all platforms. Let us know what you think and if there is anything you would like us to talk about next.Lara, Phoebe and KatieSources used:Jones, Phillipa, The Other Tudors Henry VIII's Mistresses and Bastards, Metro Books, 2009License, Amy, The Six Wives & Many Mistresses of Henry VIII: The women’s stories, Amberly Hill Publishing, UK, 2014Norton, Elizabeth, Bessie Blount: Mistress to Henry VIII, Amberly Publishing, Great Britain, 2011Simpkin, John, Bessie Blount (Elizabeth Tailboys), Spartacus Educational, [Online]. Available at: https://spartacus-educational.com/Bessie_Blount.htm (Accessed: 9/12/2022)The Tudor Society. (2015). Tudor Society Online Christmas Party – 13 December. [online] Available at: https://www.tudorsociety.com/elizabeth-bessie-blount-by-sarah-bryson/. 

This week we discussed the murder of the second husband of Mary Queen of Scots, Lord Darnley and the unsung victim of this story his valet, who's bodies were mysteriously found near the scene of a gunpowder explosion of the house they were staying in, half dressed and murdered. But who would commit such an awful crime? Listen to this weeks episode as we discuss all suggested theories throughout history and shed some light on our own views.Find us on social media, @Tudortalktime on all platforms. Let us know what you think and if there is anything you would like us to talk about next.Lara, Phoebe and KatieSources used:BHT Staff, Did Mary Queen of Scots kill her husband?, Oct 07, 2022, [Online.], Available at: https://britishheritage.com/history/mary-queen-scots-kill-lord-darnley  (Accessed 3/12/2022)“Did Mary Queen of Scots Kill Her Husband Lord Darnley?” British Heritage,www.britishheritage.com/history/mary-queen-scots-kill-lord-darnley.  Dunn, J. Elizabeth & Mary. London: Harper Perennial, 2003Keith, A. The skull of lord Darnley, National Library of Medicine. 1928Macnalty, A. The Casket Letters. A Solution to the Mystery of Mary Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley, by M. H. Armstrong Davison, London, Vision Press, 1965, pp. viii, 352, 50s, 2012Map of the murder of Lord Darnley, 1567, The British Library, [Online.], Available at: https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/map-of-the-murder-of-lord-darnley-1567 (Accessed 3/12/2022)Mayhew, Mickey, The diabolical death of Henry, Lord Darnley, 2022, [Online.], Available at: https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/the-diabolical-death-of-henry-lord-darnley/ (Accessed 3/12/2022)Mueller, R. Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart (review). Renaissance Quarterly. 58(2). 2005Murder at Kirk o’ Field, The National Archives, Available at: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/kirk-o-field/ (Accessed 3/12/2022)Rayner, Nicola, Who killed Lord Darnley?, BRITAIN Magazine, 2022, Available at: https://www.britain-magazine.com/carousel/who-killed-lord-darnley/ (Accessed 3/12/2022)“The History Press | the Diabolical Death of Henry, Lord Darnley.” Www.thehistorypress.co.uk,www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/the-diabolical-death-of-henry-lord-darnley/. Weir, A. Mary Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley. London: Random House, 2003Williams, K. Rival Queens. London: Penguin, 2020“10 February 1567 - the Murder of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley.” The Tudor Society, 10 Feb. 2015, www.tudorsociety.com/10-february-1567-murder-henry-stuart-lord-darnley/.