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Bothwell, James Hepburn
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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Earl of, one of the envoys sent in 1560 to convey Mary, Queen of Scots, from France home; was made Privy Councillor the year after; had to flee to France for an act of conspiracy; was recalled by Mary on her marriage with Darnley; was a great favourite with the queen; was believed to have murdered Darnley, though when tried, was acquitted; carried off Mary to Dunbar Castle; pardoned; was made Duke of Orkney, and married to her at Holyrood; parted with her at Carberry Hill; fled to Norway, and was kept captive there at Malmöe; after ten years of misery he died, insane, as is believed (1525-1577).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Bothwell, James Hepburn'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/b/bothwell-james-hepburn.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Bothwell, James Hepburn'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/b/bothwell-james-hepburn.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
