Historical Talk – Lady Arbella Stuart – the Queen that never was by David Templeman (with a guest appearance from MQoS)

An in-depth talk on the grandaughter of Bess of Hardwick who was born to be a Queen. Niece of Mary, Queen of Scots, she was brought up with the sole intention of being crowned Queen after Elizabeth. So join David Templeman, local historian specialist in Elizabethan history, in this talk seeking out the story of Arbella from her confined childhood to her being involved in one of history’s most exciting romantic escape stories. It is a compelling tale of exploitation, politics and religion. Arbella was a simple, kind and affectionate woman who eventually just wanted to marry and be forgotten about. Not to be and although Arbella has disappeared into the mists of time, her story deserves to be retold. If circumstances had been different, she would have been crowned Queen after Elizabeth I.