Kirk o’ Field, Edinburgh, Scotland

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Kirk o’ Field in Edinburgh, Scotland was a former collegiate church and urban area that became historically notorious as the site of the mysterious 1567 murder of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, husband of Mary, Queen of Scots.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former collegiate church
historic site
urban area
associatedWith Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley NERFINISHED
Mary, Queen of Scots NERFINISHED
associatedWithCrimeType murder
associatedWithInvestigation inquiries into Darnley’s death
associatedWithReligion Protestantism (post-Reformation urban area)
Roman Catholic Church (pre-Reformation) NERFINISHED
causeOfNotoriety mysterious circumstances of Darnley’s death
country Scotland
currentStatus site redeveloped and absorbed into central Edinburgh
era 16th century
medieval period
eventDate 1567
function collegiate foundation for clergy
religious worship
hasAlternativeName Kirk o’Field NERFINISHED
hasHeritage medieval collegiate church
historicallyNotableFor murder of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley
influenced Scottish and British historical narratives about Mary, Queen of Scots
languageOfName Scots NERFINISHED
linkedTo downfall and abdication of Mary, Queen of Scots
political crisis in Scotland, 1567
locatedIn Edinburgh
Old Town, Edinburgh NERFINISHED
locatedNear Cowgate, Edinburgh NERFINISHED
Holyrood Palace NERFINISHED
mentionedIn historical accounts of the Marian Civil War
nearbyModernLandmark University of Edinburgh central area
notableEvent explosion that destroyed Darnley’s lodging
notableEventDate 9–10 February 1567
partOf historic core of Edinburgh
religiousAffiliation Church of Scotland (historically Catholic before Reformation) NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfUseAsChurch before and during early 16th century

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Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley deathPlace Kirk o’ Field, Edinburgh, Scotland