Mary Queen of Scot's son King James VI, was kidnapped and taken captive when he 16 years old for 10 months. One of the ringleaders of this kidnapping was the 2no Earl of Gowrie. After James escaped and was old enough to reign as King in his own right, The Earl was promptly executed and James never trusted the Gowrie family again. Some years later the Earls Two sons were suspiciously killed while supposedly trying to kidnap the king again and possibly kill him. Well, At least that's What King James said. What would become known as The Gowrie conspiracy is one of the great unsolved mysteries of Scottish history. David Murray, who owned this castle- Balvaird Castle, helped King James dispose of the Gowries. Or was it that David helped save the King's life? Whichever it was David was rewarded for his service and promptly took Gowrie's previous post. #maryqueenofscots #jamesvi #jamesi #history #unsolvedmysteries #historymystery #castle #historynera #historytime #historybuff #maryandgeorge #maryandgeorgeseries #castleshistoryruins #maryandgeorge #creatorsearchinsights