#DavidRizzio was murdered #OnThisDay in 1566 on the orders of Henry, Lord Darnley — king consort of #Scotland — precipitating his assassination with the probable connivance of his wife, #MaryQueenOfScots — which in turn precipitated her downfall...
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#OTD 9 Mar 1566
#DavidRizzio musician & secretary to #MaryQueenofScots was murdered in front of her
Pregnant, she narrowly escaped harm in the frenzied stabbing by a gang of Lairds led by her jealous husband #HenryDarnley
His body then thrown down the staircase at Holyrood Palace
#History
On the 8th of March in 1566, the plot against David Rizzio was reaching its final hours. His murder inside Holyroodhouse the next night changed the course of Mary Queen of Scots reign.
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9th March 1566
David Rizzio, private secretary of Mary, Queen of Scots was assassinated in front of her. He suffered an alleged 56 stab wounds before his body was thrown down the main staircase at Holyrood Palace.
#DavidRizzio #MaryQueenofScots #Scotland #Stuarts #History
First of our summer visits and walks for members to the Canongate Church and Kirkyard and to hear the stories of the lives of some of the people buried there.#adamsmith #davidrizzio #georgedrummond #clarinda #robertfergusson
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#DavidRizzio was murdered #OnThisDay in 1566 on the orders of Henry, Lord Darnley — king consort of #Scotland — precipitating his assassination with the probable connivance of his wife, #MaryQueenOfScots — which in turn precipitated her downfall... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Rizzio
#DavidRizzio was murdered #OnThisDay in 1566 on the orders of Henry, Lord Darnley — king consort of #Scotland — precipitating his assassination with the probable connivance of his wife, #MaryQueenOfScots — which in turn precipitated her downfall...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_R...
#OTD 9 Mar 1566
#DavidRizzio musician & secretary to #MaryQueenofScots was murdered in front of her
Pregnant, she narrowly escaped harm in the frenzied knife attack by a gang of Lairds led by her jealous husband #HenryDarnley
His body then thrown down the staircase at Holyrood Palace
#OTD
9th March 1566
David Rizzio, private secretary of Mary, Queen of Scots was assassinated in front of her.
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#DavidRizzio #MaryQueenofScots #HolyroodPalace #Edinburgh #Scotland #Stuarts #History
David Rizzio's assassination
#DavidRizzio was murdered #OnThisDay in 1566 on the orders of Henry, Lord Darnley — king consort of #Scotland — precipitating his assassination with the probable connivance of his wife, #MaryQueenOfScots — which in turn precipitated her downfall...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_R...
#OTD 9 Mar 1566
#DavidRizzio musician & secretary to #MaryQueenofScots was murdered in front of her
Pregnant, she narrowly escaped harm in the frenzied stabbing by a gang of Lairds led by her jealous husband #HenryDarnley
His body then thrown down the staircase at Holyrood Palace
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