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 (bŏth′wĕl′, -wəl, bŏth′-), Fourth Earl of Title of James Hepburn. 1536?-1578.
Scottish Protestant nobleman and third husband of Mary Queen of Scots who was suspected of plotting the murder of her second husband, Lord Darnley (1567). Soon after wedding Mary he fled Scotland, was captured, and died in a Danish prison.
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Bothwell

(ˈbɒθwəl; ˈbɒð-)
n
(Biography) Earl of, title of James Hepburn. 1535–78, Scottish nobleman; third husband of Mary Queen of Scots. He is generally considered to have instigated the murder of Darnley (1567)
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"It is my opinion the fiddler David must have been an insipid sort of fellow; I like black Bothwell better: to my mind a man is nothing without a spice of the devil in him; and history may say what it will of James Hepburn, but I have a notion, he was just the sort of wild, fierce, bandit hero whom I could have consented to gift with my hand."
Now which of you most resembles Bothwell?" cried Mr.
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The public meeting takes place at the health board's headquarters in Bothwell on Wednesday, April 3, and will be attended by health secretary Jeane Freeman.
Step into Bothwell Castle foyer and you can head for the luxurious pianobar lounge, sit back and relax and enjoy a musical melody or two being played on the Classic Grand.
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Diane Gaffney, 58, claimed she was owed PS32,000 in unpaid rent from Mario Rea and his wife Laura on the PS1.8million riverside property in Bothwell, Lanarkshire.
American flags were added to buildings while parking meters were covered and street signs changed to modify the city's Bothwell Street into a typical New York scene.
The exclusion zone was imposed as William Bothwell, 26, and 20-year-old Eimeid Mulholland were granted bail.
Her unhappy marriage ends with Darnley dying under suspicious circumstances and many believing that she and (http://ibtimes.com/reign-season-4-spoilers-queen-mary-gets-close-bothwell-episode-8-uncharted-waters-2522463) her lover Lord Bothwell (Adam Croasdell) played a part in his murder.
Former CardiffCity midfielder Ledley and his partner Ruby have never spoken publicly about the raid in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
The biggest turnover for Hudson (3-0, 2-0) was Dan Bothwell's fumble in the fourth quarter that Kevin Sanders picked up and ran back 99 yards for a touchdown.