▁was ▁imprison ed ▁in ▁the ▁Tower ▁of ▁London ▁until ▁his ▁father - in - law , ▁Fair f ax , ▁arranged ▁his ▁release ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 6 5 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁couple ▁had ▁no ▁children . ▁The ▁duch ess ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁Lady ▁of ▁the ▁Bed ch am ber ▁to ▁Catherine ▁of ▁B rag anza , ▁queen ▁of ▁Charles ▁II ▁of ▁England , ▁and ▁held ▁the ▁position ▁from ▁ 1 6 6 3 ▁until ▁ 1 6 9 2 . ▁In ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁their ▁marriage , ▁Mary ▁toler ated ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁mist ress es ▁and ▁was ▁called ▁" a ▁most ▁virt uous ▁and ▁p ious ▁lady , ▁in ▁a ▁v icious ▁age ▁and ▁Court ". ▁In ▁ 1 6 6 8 , ▁after ▁fat ally ▁w ounding ▁Francis ▁Tal bot , ▁ 1 1 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁Sh rew s bury , ▁in ▁a ▁du el , ▁Buck ingham ▁set ▁up ▁house ▁with ▁his ▁wid ow , ▁Anna , ▁and ▁Mary ▁Vill iers ▁was ▁obliged ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁her ▁parents ▁until ▁the ▁l ia ison ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 4 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 6 7 0 ▁the ▁duch ess , ▁with ▁the ▁queen , ▁and ▁her ▁friend ▁the ▁Duch ess ▁of ▁Richmond ▁decided ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁a ▁fair ▁near ▁Aud ley ▁End ▁dis gu ised ▁as ▁country ▁women ▁for ▁a ▁" mer ry ▁fro lic ", ▁dressed ▁in ▁red ▁p ett ico ats ▁and ▁wa ist co ats . ▁The ▁cost