James Hamilton | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:James_hamilton_of_bothwellhaugh.jpg) James Hamilton preparing to assassinate the Regent Moray (1835 illustration) | |
| Died | 1581 |
| Family | Clan Hamilton |
James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh and Woodhouselee (died 1581) was a Scottish supporter of Mary, Queen of Scots, who assassinated James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, Regent of Scotland, in January 1570.[1][2][3] He shot Moray from the steps of his uncle Archbishop John Hamilton's house in Linlithgow.
- ^ "Bothwellhaugh". The Gazetteer for Scotland. 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh assassinated the Regent Moray in Linlithgow in 1570.
- ^ Donaldson 1977, p. 93
- ^ Howie-Stewart 1846, p. 51