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5 de ene. de 2017 · Bothwell’s mummified corpse was displayed until the mid-1970s in a glass case in Faarevejle Church, near Dragsholm Castle, where generations of Danes became acquainted with his fate. He became perhaps the most famous Scot in Denmark. In his mummified form, the earl became a part of the Danish national heritage.
15 de abr. de 2013 · The body was displayed for over one hundred years, turning Dragsholm, which later became a hotel, into something of a "tourist trap" for romantically-inclined history buffs. (Which is undoubtedly why the body's identity went largely unquestioned--anachronistic burial clothes and all.) However, there were questions asked in the late 1930s.
Hace 6 días · His body was exhumed several times and displayed in an open casket at Frederiksborg Museum in Copenhagen. This rather gruesome painting depicts the head of Bothwell’s mummified body. Updated before 2020
His (alleged) mummified body could be seen in Fårevejle, in the church near the castle, until a few decades ago. In later decades his extended family have tried to get his body sent back to Scotland, but their request has not been granted The identity of the body has never been conclusively proven; an 1858 investigation concluded that the remains were Bothwell's (wikipedia)
James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, c 1535 - 1578. Third husband of Mary, Queen of Scots (Study of mummified head)
18 de mar. de 2019 · The Earl of Bothwell at Dragsholm Castle. One of the most high profile prisoners was undoubtedly James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, third husband of Mary Queen of Scots. After Mary's abdication, Bothwell fled overseas and ended up in Bergen, as the prisoner of the King of Denmark, Frederik II. Frederik II was at war, and is torn between his ...
11 de may. de 2020 · Bothwell’s Afterimages Amelia Hester briefly explores what did, or didn’t, happen to the infamous James Hepburn When we think of James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, most of us don’t think about a mummy. (For the purposes of this post, although he was also the Duke of Orkney, he’s referred to as “Bothwell.”) Most of us think
