Hello everyone and welcome to the History of England episode 296, the Rising of the North.

Before we start, very quickly, you all you members, you know we've come to the end of

William Marshall, you might do.

Anyway.

If you're interested, there is a quiz just for members up on the History of England

websites.

So just go to thehistoryofingland.co.uk and fill up your boots and see how much you're

remembered.

Last time, I left you with an explosion in Scotland at Kirkalfield in Edinburgh.

As everyone knows about this, it must surely be up there as one of the most famous assassinations

ever.

But then who am I to assume everyone has an interest in Scottish and British history that

would be the height of presumption?

Anyway, here's what happens.

There is a bit of a backstory which occurs in Craig Miller Castle.

Just before the baptism of Mary's son James in December 1566, Mary stopped and stayed

at Craig Miller Castle for a conference with many of her lords.

Reparations for the baptism were discussed to which is, you know, normal.

The discussions also seemed to have been carried on about what to do about husband,

Danley, which is, you know, not that normal.

What seems to have happened was that Mary and our guy felt a chatting about the Danley

problem in their room and then popped along to our guy's room to continue chewing the

...