Abduction and marriage to Queen Mary James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell

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arms of james hepburn, 1st duke of orkney


the next wednesday, queen rode estates of parliament, lord bothwell carrying sceptre, proceedings of bothwell s trial officially declared according law of land. on saturday 19 april, 8 bishops, 9 earls, , 7 lords of parliament put signatures became known ainslie tavern bond, manifesto declaring mary should marry native-born subject, , handed bothwell.


on wednesday 24 april, while mary on road linlithgow palace edinburgh, bothwell appeared 800 men. assured danger awaited in edinburgh, , told proposed take castle @ dunbar, out of harm s way. agreed accompany him , arrived @ dunbar @ midnight. there, mary taken prisoner bothwell , allegedly raped him secure marriage , crown (though whether accomplice or unwilling victim remains controversial issue). on 12 may queen created him duke of orkney , marquess of fife, , on 15 may married in great hall @ holyrood, according protestant rites officiated adam bothwell, bishop of orkney. mary gave new husband fur lined night-gown. within 3 days, sir william drury wrote london although manner of things appeared forcible, known otherwise.


the marriage divided country 2 camps, , on 16 june, lords opposed mary , duke of orkney (as bothwell had newly become) signed bond denouncing them. showdown between 2 opposing sides followed @ carberry hill on 15 june 1567, bothwell fled, after 1 final embrace, never seen again mary. in december year, bothwell s titles , estates forfeited act of parliament.








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