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Rosemary Goring: The Captive Years of Mary Queen of Scots

Name: Rosemary Goring: The Captive Years of Mary Queen of Scots
Start: 2025-06-15T17:45:00+01:00
End: 2025-06-15T18:45:00+01:00
Location: JRW Hogg & Thorburn Marquee

Explore Mary’s life in captivity through newly decoded letters and a revealing portrait of a queen who never gave up hope.

Sunday, 15 June 2025

5:45pm ‐ 6:45pm

JRW Hogg & Thorburn Marquee
Harmony Garden and Orchard, St Mary's Road, Melrose, TD6 9LJ

https://tikt.link/rosemaryg

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In 2023 news broke of the discovery and decoding of 57 secret letters written by Mary Queen of Scots and smuggled out by visitors during her incarceration. Using this as a point of reference, Exile tells the lesser-known story of Mary's years in captivity in England, almost half of her life. Within her prison walls, Mary was not docile or resigned, and it was only as her execution approached that she lost hope of a return to Scotland to reign. The acclaimed writer, Rosemary Goring, has produced a penetrating psychological portrait of one of history's greatest queens. In conversation with Alan Taylor.

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