Bothwell

[ both-wel, -wuhl, both- ]

/ ˈbɒθˌwɛl, -wəl, ˈbɒð- /

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noun

James Hepburn

[hep-burn or, especially British, heb-ern], /ˈhɛp bɜrn or, especially British, ˈhɛb ərn/, Earl of, 1536?–78, third husband of Mary, Queen of Scots.

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How to use Bothwell in a sentence

And when, on further discussion, Jessie remembered their names—Poole and Bothwell—this fact brought out another discovery.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose
If Mary's passion had drawn her to share Bothwell's guilt, these acts were but awful preludes to her husband's doom.
History of the English People|John Richard Green
Bothwell joined Murray and the English ambassador in praying for the recall of Morton and the exiles.
History of the English People|John Richard Green
But whatever may have been the ties of passion or guilt which united them, Mary was now powerless in Bothwell's hands.
History of the English People|John Richard Green

Meanwhile James in person had engaged Surrey, and being presently supported by the reserve under Bothwell pressed him hard.
Battles of English History|H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George

British Dictionary definitions for Bothwell

Bothwell

/ (ˈbɒθwəl, ˈbɒð-) /

noun

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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