In 1537 Thomas , Lord Darcy was executed for the part he played in the Pilgrimage of Grace and the property was seized by the Crown . In 1544 Henry VIII gave it to his niece Margaret , Countess of Lennox and her husband Matthew Stuart , Earl of Lennox . Their son Henry , Lord Darnley was born in the house in 1545 . Darnley married Mary , Queen of Scots , and Temple Newsam was again seized by the Crown in 1565 . In 1603 James I granted it to his relative Ludovic , Duke of Lennox . In 1622 the estate was bought by Sir Arthur Ingram for £ 12,000 . During the next 20 years the mansion was rebuilt , incorporating some of the previous house in the west wing
Pilgrimage of Grace
Pilgrimage of Grace
Temple Newsam