The Final Days of Mary Queen of Scots | After Dark Classics

The moment Mary Queen of Scots set foot in England, she became Elizabeth I's prisoner. Mary was fleeing from war and misogyny, hoping for help from her fellow queen. What lay ahead was twenty years of increasingly desperate imprisonment and, eventually, her death. Maddy Pelling and Anthony Delaney's guest to tell this story is Jade Scott, author of the new book Captive Queen: The Decrypted History of Mary, Queen of Scots. Introducing this episode is HRH Aphrodite, historian, artist, and drag queen. 00:00 Introduction 04:59 Classic Episode "Final Days of Mary Queen of Scots" This episode was edited by Tim Arstall. Produced by Stuart Beckwith and McKenna Fernandez. Edited by Anna Brant. The senior producer was Freddy Chick. After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal is a History Hit podcast. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe. All music from Epidemic Sounds. #HistoryHitPodcast #AfterDark #RoyalHistory