Live stream – Queen of Hearts: Mary Queen of Scots in Popular Culture + Q&A

Mary is not just Queen of Scots, but Queen of the movies. Like the plays, songs and ballads, the films from cinema's earliest days have portrayed the Mary we love to know - passionate, headstrong, and with a dash of adulterous spice. In this illustrated talk, Donald Smith celebrates the Mary of legend, while inviting the equally interesting Mary of history to step out of the silver screen shadows.

Donald Smith is the author of Ballad of the Five Marys which sheds light on popular myths surrounding Mary Queen of Scots and her courtiers, Marys Seton, Beaton, Livingston and Fleming. Smith’s unveiling of Mary’s life explores not only the historical events which led to her demise, but the relationships and emotions of an increasingly isolated young woman faced with political and religious upheaval and her country’s gradual loss of independence.

The event will include a Q&A and will have live captioning and is supported by British Sign Language.

The in-person event costs £5, to book tickets and for more information please visit https://www.hippodromecinema.co.uk/whats-on/queen-of-hearts-mary-queen-of-scots-in-popular-culture-talk/

The online live stream is free. To book tickets, and for more information, please visit https://www.hippodromecinema.co.uk/whats-on/live-stream-queen-of-hearts-mary-queen-of-scots-in-popular-culture-plus-qa/

We ask that all attendees adhere to government coronavirus guidelines.