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10 de may. de 2024 · María I volvió a conocer el amor, esta vez de la mano de James Hepburn, conde de Bothwell. Su relación hizo que pronto empezasen a correr los rumores de que la reina estaba nuevamente embarazada. James fue acusado de haber asesinado a Enrique, pero al final fue declarado inocente.
1 de may. de 2024 · James Hepburn, fourth Earl of Bothwell (a committed Protestant himself), rushed to Mary's aid in putting down a rebellion of Protestant conspirators. Bothwell was Lord Admiral of Scotland, and although he possessed a reputation for bravery, he was also known to be lecherous, brutal, and power-hungry.
18 de may. de 2024 · One of the Casket Letters describes the gift of a ring to James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell. It was said (in November 1573), that Mary gave James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell jewels worth 20 or 30,000 crowns. Bothwell was said to have left jewels given to him by Mary worth 20,000 crowns in Edinburgh Castle when he fled to Orkney.
20 de may. de 2024 · James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, was generally believed to have orchestrated Darnley's death, but he was acquitted of the charge in April 1567, and the following month, he married Mary. Following an uprising against the couple, Mary was imprisoned in Lochleven Castle .
14 de may. de 2024 · She is known for having been married, albeit briefly, to James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, who went on to marry Mary, Queen of Scots. In 1573 she married Alexander Gordon, 12th Earl of Sutherland, and after his death she married Alexander Ogilvy of Boyne, the man she had been in love with before she married Bothwell.
7 de may. de 2024 · 1567 – Divorce of James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, and Jean Gordon. The grounds for divorce were her alleged adultery with her servant, but Bothwell married Mary, Queen of Scots, just eight days later. See video below. 1592 – Death of Sir Christopher Wray, judge, Chief Justice of the King's Bench and Speaker of the House of ...
Hace 6 días · He probably helped Mary’s favourite, James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, arrange the murder of her husband, Lord Darnley (Feb. 9/10, 1567). When the Protestant lords rebelled against Mary and Bothwell—by then her husband—in June 1567, Balfour again changed sides and revealed the queen’s military plans to her enemies.
