QUEENS, PALACES AND MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS

The stories and mystery of royalty litter the history of Scotland, Britain and the Union. Historian Kate Williams, one of the foremost experts on royal history, author of several bestselling books and TV programmes on the subjects, will tell us about the life and times of Mary, Queen of Scots, how she lived and where, her trials and tribulations, rivalry with Elizabeth, and why she continues to fascinate us.

Kate Williams is an academic, broadcaster and respected historian. She is the author of numerous books including the recent Red Queens: A History of Royal Women, The Royal Palaces: Secrets and Scandals and Rival Queens: The Betrayal of Mary, Queen of Scots called “scintillating and provocative” (Telegraph) and “the perfect combination of scholarship and storytelling” (Kate Mosse).