Bothwell's

Bothwell's battles are long over but we have not stopped fighting for him, for a recognition of the heroic part he played in Scottish history.

Call to bring Bothwell, the forgotten Braveheart, back to Scotland 2010

One man who hopes it will help to reclaim Bothwell's reputation is his descendant Sir Alastair Buchan-Hepburn, who has mounted a campaign to have Bothwell's remains returned.

Call to bring Bothwell, the forgotten Braveheart, back to Scotland 2010

It's interesting that he seems to have the opposite interpretation from Antonia Fraser he thinks the abduction was forced and the rape wasn't; Antonia Fraser suggests that Mary may have gone along with Bothwell's abduction more or less willingly, but definitely didn't acquiesce in the rape.

Forced abdication: Mary Queen of Scots Carla 2007

In fact, it would lend credence to the theory that she was Bothwell's lover before Darnley's death...

Forced abdication: Mary Queen of Scots Carla 2007

There were spare till rolls and boxes of glasses on a shelf above Bothwell's head, framed cowboy posters stacked against a wall, bric-a-brac and debris like everything had just spilled out of a collision at a car boot sale.

Mortal Causes Rankin, Ian 1994

Around Bothwell's neck hung a simple gold chain, but he would have been better off with a neck-cast.

Mortal Causes Rankin, Ian 1994

That smile sealed Bothwell's guilt in Rebus's mind.

Mortal Causes Rankin, Ian 1994

A neckcast would have disguised the lines, the wrinkles and sags which gave away Bothwell's not insubstantial age.

Mortal Causes Rankin, Ian 1994

He heard the garage doors lift automatically, and saw the dipped headlights as Bothwell's car, a gloss-black Merc with custom bodywork, bounced down off the kerb onto the road and sped away.

Mortal Causes Rankin, Ian 1994

Rebus jumped from his seat and grabbed Bothwell's lapels, pulling him tight against the desk.

Mortal Causes Rankin, Ian 1994