1567 February. Lord Darnley's murder.

1566. 1567  February One night after Mary Queen of Scots had left to go to the wedding of one of her maids of honour, an explosion occurred in the house, and Henry Stuart ( Lord Darnley), was found dead in the garden, apparently of strangulation; historian Alison Weir, however, concludes he died of post-explosion suffocation. It turned out that James Hepburn (4th.Earl of Bothwell), had supplied the gunpowder for the explosion, and he was generally believed to be guilty of Henry Stuart (Lord Darnley)'s murder.
      

1567 February 10th. James's father, Henry Stuart (Lord Darnley), was murdered during an unexplained explosion at Kirk o' Field, Edinburgh, perhaps in revenge for David Rizzio's death. Upon his father's death, James became Duke of Albany and Earl of Ross.