... to murder Rizzio. One night when the Queen was with Rizzio and her ladies, the lights went out and Rizzio was then dragged outside and stabbed to death. Mary later found out Darnley was involved and this drove the couple even further apart. No sooner than she had found out about Darnley being involved in Rizzios murder, than her son, James I of England and James VI of Scotland was born. Lord Darnley and Mary were driven away from their home and hid in a castle. Darnley fell sick and one night when Mary was supposed to be looking after Darnley she suddenly remembered she promised a friend she would attend a party, so Darnley was left with his servant. When Mary got outside she saw one of Bothwell's servants, Paris, covered in a dark substance ( gunpowder?) and commented on how dirty he was. Later that night the castle ...

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