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| 1535 | Birth |  |
| Birth of James Hepburn, son of Patrich, 3rd Earl of Bothwell |
| 1556 | Lord High Admiral | |
| Appointed Lord High Admiral |
| 1556 | Peerage | |
| Bothwell Created Earl of Bothwell, 4th |
| 1556 | Warden Scottish Marshes | |
| Appointed Warden of the Scottish Marshes |
| 1557 | Invasion of England | |
| Leads an incursion across the English border |
| 1560 | Diplomacy | |
| Paris Meets Mary Queen of Scots |
| 1560 | Marriage | |
| Marries Anna Throndsson in Denmark |
| 1561 | Privy Council | |
| Appointed Privy Councillor |
| 1562 | Arrest | |
| Arrested for trying to capture the Queen, escapes |
| 1564 | Arrest | |
| Arrested by the English |
| 1564 | Exile of Hepburn | |
| Escapes from English arrest to France |
| 1565 | Marriage | |
| Marries Lady Jean Gordon, a Catholic |
| 1566 | Assassination | |
| Holyrood At Holyrood on the night of Rizzio's assassination but denies knowledge of it |
| Jan Whittingham A conference takes place between Bothwell, Morton, Archibald Douglas & Maitland |
| 9th Feb Kirk O'Field Mary & Bothwell visit Darnley at Kirk o'Field who is killed by an explosion |
| 9th Feb Kirk O'Field Mary & Bothwell visit Darnley who is killed by an explosion |
| 1566 | Death | |
| Holyrood At Holyrood on the night of Rizzio's assassination but denies knowledge of it |
| 1566 | Marriage | |
| Signs a bond at Craigmillar with other nobles to rid Mary of Darnley |
| 1566 | Sheriff | |
| Edinburgh Appointed Sheriff of Edinburgh for his loyalty to Queen Mary |
| 1566 | Siege of Edinburgh | |
| 24th Mar Edinburgh Escorts Queen Mary back to Edinburgh with a force of 8,000 |
| 1566 | Warden Marches | |
| Marches Appointed Warden of the Marches for loyalty to Queen Mary |
| 1567 | Arrest | |
| Spends the remainder of his days in a Danish cell |
| 24th April Dunbar Castle Intercepts Mary with 800 men & takes her to Dunbar Castle informing her of a rebellion |
| 24th April River Almond Intercepts Mary with 800 men & takes her to Dunbar Castle informing her of a rebellion |
| 1567 | Assassination | |
| 9th Feb Kirk O'Field Blows up Darnley's house |
| 1567 | Battle of Carberry Hill | |
| 15th June Carberry Hill Morton leads a force out of Edinburgh, confronts Mary & demands Bothwell's surrender |
| 1567 | Exile of Hepburn | |
| 16th June Orkney Flees to Orkney, Shetland & then to Norway |
| 1567 | Marriage | |
| 19th April 28 Lords & prelates sign a docuement supporting Bothwell's marriage to Mary |
| 7th May Divorces Lady Jean |
| 7th May Mary authorizes Bothwell's divorce from his wife, a week later they are married |
| 15th May Holyrood Marries Queen Mary after allegedly raping her at Dunbar & forcing her consent |
| 1567 | Peerage | |
| Orkney Created Duke of Orkney after marrying Mary Queen of Scots |
| Shetland Created Earl of Shetland after marrying Mary Queen of Scots |
| 1567 | Plot | |
| 20th June Treasonable letters are taken from 1 of Bothwell's servants |
| 20th June Written by Mary to Bothwell |
| 1567 | Rebellion | |
| The Lords rebel & forces Bothwell's escape to Denmark |
| 1567 | Trial | |
| 12th April Brought to trial for the assassination of Lord Darnley & acquitted |
