Darnley probably intended to imprison Mary and rule in her place, but she convinced him to escape with her. The other conspirators produced a paper with Darnley's signature that confirmed that Darnley had been in on the planning. The son of Mary and Darnley, James, was born three months after the murder of Rizzio.
Apartment of Mary, Queen of Scots, at Holyrood Palace
Edinburgh, Scotland
Mary's Italian secretary, David Rizzio, was dragged from Mary's apartment, illustrated here, by a group of nobles including her husband, Darnley.
Apartment of Mary, Queen of Scots, at Holyrood Palace, in a painting by John Fulleylove (1847–1908).
From "Edinburgh," Rosaline Orme Masson, 1912.Mary, Queen of Scots
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