![]() By December she had taken the ryal with their heads on it from circulation. Mary’s pregnancy did nothing to heal the rift as Darnley was convinced that any heir would remove him further from the throne. ![]() Mary refused to grant Darnley the Crown Matrimonial which made him angry since he had expected to have real power as the king. However soon after Mary married Darnley, she became aware of the failings in his character- he was self-absorbed, easily bored and willful, caused in part by his upbringing, his adoring parents had put him on a pedestal and encouraged him to think that his birth entitled him to the thrones of England and Scotland. Elizabeth reacted to the marriage by confining Henry’s mother, the Countess of Lennox in the Tower of London. ![]() ![]() On 29 July, the marriage took place in Mary's private chapel at Holyrood. This was confirmed in the circulation of a silver ryal in the names of Henry and Mary. ![]() Proclaiming the marriage of Mary Queen of Scots and Henry Lord DarnleyĪ proclamation was made at the Cross of Edinburgh on 28 July that government would be in the joint names of the king and queen of Scots, giving Darnley equality with, and precedence over, Mary. ![]()
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