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Within three months of Darnley’s murder, the Earl of Bothwell had married Mary in a Protestant ceremony in Edinburgh. The marriage was largely unpopular with the nobles. Many reports say Mary was kidnapped and forced to marry Bothwell. Others said that she pretended to be kidnapped. What did Bothwell doRead More →

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As part of the process of bringing down Darnley and Mary, Maitland also wanted to bring down Bothwell. … He would then persuade Mary to marry him to protect her throne. On the face of it, he was promoting his enemy, Bothwell, to become the most powerful man in ScotlandRead More →