The exile of Mary, Queen of Scots

What was life really like for Mary, Queen of Scots during her long imprisonment in England?

Author Rosemary Goring explores Mary's dramatic final years in this illustrated talk.

From her arrival in England in 1568 to her execution in 1587, Mary lived as a prisoner of her cousin, Elizabeth I. Using recent scholarship and newly decoded letters, this talk reveals how Mary actively plotted and influenced politics from within her prison walls.

Rosemary will explore the psychological pressures of her captivity and the complex political world she navigated.

About the speaker

Rosemary Goring was born in Dunbar and studied at the University of St Andrews. She is is a former literary editor of ‘Scotland on Sunday’, ‘The Herald’ and ‘Sunday Herald’, and is the author of two historical novels — ‘After Flodden’ and ‘Dacre’s War’.

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