<p>On the night of Saturday the 9th of March, 1566, a pregnant Mary Queen of Scots was having a dinner party.</p><br><p>It was a night that ended in the brutal murder of one of her closest friends, David Rizzio, led by her husband, Lord Darnley.</p><br><p>How did this happen? How did Mary handle this traumatic moment? And did Mary have a Scottish or French accent?!</p><br><p>Joining Anthony once more as special guest co-host is author and historian Gareth Russell, to take us back to this disturbing night.</p><br><p>You can now watch After Dark on Youtube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@afterdarkhistoryhit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/@afterdarkhistoryhit</a></p><br><p>Edited by Tim Arstall and Anna Brant. Produced by Stuart Beckwith.</p><br><p>For tickets to see Anthony and Maddy talking about her new book, Hoax, click here: <a href="https://www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/event/hoax/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/event/hoax/</a></p><br><p>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</u></a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p><u>You can take part in our listener survey</u><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u> here</u></a><u>.</u></p><br><p>All music from Epidemic Sounds.</p><br><p>After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal is a History Hit podcast.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>