The Mowbray family, the great medieval dynasty and the original Dukes of Norfolk, were masters of all they surveyed in the Isle of Axholme. This illustrated talk, based on the book ‘The Mowbray Legacy’ by Marilyn Roberts, takes a look at some of the leading family members, their luxurious residence in Epworth and the lives of the ordinary people whose task it was to keep it going.
Marilyn Roberts was educated at Didsbury College, Manchester, and the University of Hull, from where she was awarded a Master’s Degree in the History and Politics of the Administration of Education in England and Wales. After having worked in education for a number of years, in the late 1990’s Marilyn embarked upon a new career as a writer and lecturer and has also been a Collections Care Co-ordinator at Epworth Old Rectory Museum, the childhood home of John and Charles Wesley.
