The Earl of Bothwell made a second violent assault on Holyrood Palace in July 1593, this time succeeding where he had failed in 1591. Bothwell's men broke into the palace through the back quarters and Bothwell confronted James VI personally in his chamber with a drawn sword. The king, terrified, eventually agreed to receive Bothwell back into favour in exchange for submission on the witchcraft charges. The extraordinary spectacle of a Scottish noble forcing his way armed into the royal bedchamber and coercing the king at swordpoint revealed the weakness of James VI's personal security.
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