588. Mary, Queen of Scots: The Mystery of the Exploding Mansion (Part 5)

The Rest Is History

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🗓️ 3 August 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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How and why was Mary Queen of Scots’ traitorous husband, Lord Darnley, murdered, and by whom…? Was Mary complicit? Why was his death one of the greatest mysteries in all British history? And, with Mary’s situation growing increasingly precarious, and allies few and far between, to whom would Mary turn next? Join Tom and Dominic as they unravel, tantalisingly, the build up to and enactment of Lord Darnley’s mysterious murder, in the next stage of the tumultuous life of Mary Queen of Scots. Were her hands red and dripping with the blood of her murdered husband? The Rest Is History Club: Become a member for exclusive bonus content, early access to full series and live show tickets, ad-free listening, our exclusive newsletter, discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, and our members’ chatroom on Discord. Just head to therestishistory.com to sign up, or start a free trial today on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/therestishistory. For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com _______ Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Producer: Theo Young-Smith Assistant Producer: Tabby Syrett + Aaliyah Akude Executive Producers: Jack Davenport + Tony Pastor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:19.1	This episode is brought to you by EETV. Now, there's one thing I love more than anything else
0:24.5	and I did streaming television. And we started watching Stranger Things and we watched that on
0:29.5	Netflix. My wife and I watched that first. And then when our son was old enough, we thought
0:33.9	he was the right age to watch Stranger Things. It was completely appropriate. My favorite character is probably Robin. Love her. Love all the kids. And it's the perfect way to unwind.
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