Tracey Norman – Talk: Pawn or Penitent? The truth behind the legend of Lady Mary Howard

£6.50

Date: 1 Mar 2026 10.30am

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Description

In the velvet darkness of night, a ghostly carriage can often be seen travelling along the roads on Dartmoor in Devon. This is the carriage of the fearsome Lady Howard, constructed from the bones of her four dead husbands, whom she murdered. To see it brings the gravest misfortune…

But what of the woman behind this grisly story? Who was Lady Mary Howard, and how did she become the central character in one of Dartmoor’s creepiest ghost stories? Delve into her past and decide for yourself if the crime fits the punishment – if, indeed, there is any crime at all.

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