The murder of Rizzio. David Rizzio, c. 1533 – 1566. Italian courtier and private secretary to Mary, Queen of Scots.

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The murder of Rizzio. David Rizzio, c. 1533 – 1566. Italian courtier and private secretary to Mary, Queen of Scots. Murdered by Lord Darnley, Mary's husband, after rumours that she was having an affair with Rizzio. From The Century Edition of Cassell's History of England, published 1901.

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