xvii, 222 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations. This is a fine copy in a like dust jacket. Publisher's cloth-covered binding sturdy and fresh, corners sharp; contents as new. Dust jacket as new. 500 grams.

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Title: David Rizzio and Mary, Queen of Scots : murder at Holyrood
Publisher: Sutton Publishing Ltd, Stroud
Publication Date: 2006
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0750943319
ISBN 13: 9780750943314
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
Weight: 500 grams

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David Rizzio came to Scotland from Italy in 1561. He quickly rose to power and became secretary to Queen Mary. He exerted considerable influence and was perceived to be a threat to English interests by Sir William Cecil. On the evening of the March 9, 1566 he was murdered by her jealous husband Lord Darnley and others.

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David Tweedie is a Scot among whose ancestors are two of Rizzio's murderers, Adam Tweedie of Drava and William Tweedie of Drummelzier. After reading history at Oxford he qualified as a solicitor and was a member of the American Bar Association. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a member of both the Society for Reformation Studies and the Marie Stuart Society.

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