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Rizzio, David

(Encyclopedia) Rizzio, DavidRizzio, Davidrĭtˈsēō [key], 1533?–1566, favorite of Mary Queen of Scots. He was a Piedmontese musician (also called Riccio) who arrived (1561) in Scotland with the…

Darnley, Henry Stuart, Lord

(Encyclopedia) Darnley, Henry Stuart or Stewart, Lord, 1545–67, second husband of Mary Queen of Scots and father of James I of England (James VI of Scotland). His mother was Margaret Douglas, the…

Argyll, Archibald Campbell, 5th earl of

(Encyclopedia) Argyll, Archibald Campbell, 5th earl of, 1530–73, Scottish statesman. He and Lord James Stuart (later earl of Murray) became followers of John Knox in 1556 and led the troops of the…

Ave Maria

(Encyclopedia) Ave MariaAve Mariaäˈvā märēˈä [key] [Lat.,=hail, Mary], prayer to the Virgin Mary universal among Roman Catholics, also called the Ave, the Hail Mary, and the Angelic Salutation. The…

Bothwell, James Hepburn, 4th earl of

(Encyclopedia) Bothwell, James Hepburn, 4th earl ofBothwell, James Hepburn, 4th earl ofhĕˈbərn, bŏthˈwəl [key], 1536?–1578, Scottish nobleman; third husband of Mary Queen of Scots. Though a…

caricature

(Encyclopedia) caricature, a satirical drawing, plastic representation, or description which, through exaggeration of natural features, makes its subject appear ridiculous. Although 16th-century…

Murray, James Stuart, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia) Murray or Moray, James Stuart, 1st earl ofMurray or Moray, James Stuart, 1st earl ofboth: mûrˈē [key], 1531?–1570, Scottish nobleman. An illegitimate son of James V by a daughter of…