On 10 February 1567 Henry, Lord Darnley, estranged husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, was murdered in Kirk O' Field.
Darnley's death was almost certainly at the hands of the Earl of Bothwell, whose subsequent marriage to Mary led to a state of civil war in Scotland. Bothwell ended his days insane and imprisoned in Malmo.
Today in 1306, Comyn, a leading claiment to the vacant Scottish throne, was murdered by his arch-rival, Robert the Bruce, whilst in a Dumfries church. Bruce quickly travelled to Scone where, on 25 March, he was crowned King . Later, Bruce was forced to seek papal absolution for committing murder on sacred ground. Years later, when he contracted leprosy many considered this divine retribution for Comyn's murder.
On February 10 1868 David Brewster, scientist and inventor of the kaleidoscope died. He originally intended the kaleidoscope as a scientific tool but it soon started a craze as a toy, as did his next invention, the 3-D stereoscope. It is little known that Brewster was also a licensed Church of Scotland minister. Also on a scientific note, today marks the death in 1912 of Lord Lister, the pioneer of surgery and antiseptic at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
Today's recipe: what seems to be a luxurious treat is surprisingly low in fat. .
