bothwell in A Sentence

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    Bothwell and his first wife, Jean Gordon, who was the sister of Lord Huntly, had divorced twelve days previously.

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    Catholics considered the marriage unlawful, since they did not recognise Bothwell's divorce or the validity of the Protestant service.

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    In the absence of Lennox, and with no evidence presented, Bothwell was acquitted after a seven-hour trial on 12 April.

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    Bothwell was given safe passage from the field, and the lords took Mary to Edinburgh, where crowds of spectators denounced her as an adulteress and murderer.

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    On 6 May, Mary and Bothwell returned to Edinburgh and on 15 May, at either Holyrood Palace or Holyrood Abbey, they were married according to Protestant rites.

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    Many believe that James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell was behind Darnley's death, especially when one considers his marriage to Mary, Queen of Scots a mere three months later.

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    Lennox, Darnley's father, demanded that Bothwell be tried before the Estates of Parliament, to which Mary agreed, but Lennox's request for a delay to gather evidence was denied.

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    It was generally believed that James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell orchestrated Darnley's death, but he was acquitted of the charge in April 1567 and the following month he married Mary.

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