Our February Zoom Club Meeting was kindly hosted by last year’s President, Elizabeth Roughton, who had invited David Templeman to speak to us about Mary Queen of Scots, “The Captive Queen in England 1568 to 87”.

It was certainly a very captivating and most interesting talk.  Although Mary & Elizabeth I, were cousins, they were rival Queens, as Mary was a Catholic and Elizabeth I, a Protestant. 

Mary certainly had a very difficult life and mistakenly decided to cross over to England to be with Elizabeth, her cousin (once removed).  She stayed at Carlisle Castle and in the north of England for some time before eventually staying in local country houses ie. Chatsworth House, Hardwick Hall, Wingfield Hall and Sheffield Castle etc. where she was confined for some time.  Mary’s health began to deteriorate after falling off her horse and being imprisoned for 13 years.  She became involved in the Babington Plot and was sadly tried and executed in February 1587 at the age of 44.