On This Day facts 9th March
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY MARCH 9th On This Day in 1566, David Rizzio was murdered in the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburg, Scotland. David Rizzio was the private secretary to Mary, Queen of Scots. Historical Fun presents A Humorous History account of the Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots David Rizzio, as the name might suggest, was not actually Scottish. He was an Italian from an ancient and noble family. Rizzio was not much liked by Lord Darnley, the husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. Some put Darnley's dislike of his wife's private secretary down to the rumours that David Rizzio had got Mary up-the-duff. It was these rumours that made Lord Darnley angry. In fact, very angry. On the 9th of March, 1566, Darnley, along with a few of his trusted bestest-buddies, entered his wife's chamber. And that is not a euphemism. They had overpowered the Queen's guards, stormed into her tiny bedchambers, and insisted she hand over the sneaky little Italian. ...