Sir george talbot, 6th earl of shrewsbury, 6th earl of waterford, 12th baron talbot, kg, earl marshal was an english magnate and military commander. Known for his earnestness and honesty, george is entrusted with keeping the dethroned scottish queen mary, queen of scots in the novel the other queen. Margaret george reveals mary stuarts life in, mary. Bess of hardwick was one of five surviving children of a family of minor gentry, but was a lady of unfailing personal ambition and undoubted charisma. Sheffield manor lodge, also known as sheffield manor or locally as manor castle, is a lodge built about 1516 in what then was a large deer park southeast of sheffield, south yorkshire, england, to provide a country retreat and further accommodate george talbot, the 4th earl of shrewsbury, and his large family. It is a common misconception that mary was imprisoned at. Elizabeth talbot, countess of shrewsbury, also known as bess of hardwick. Fleeing violent rebellions in scotland, mary looks to queen elizabeth of england for sanctuary. Mary, queen of scots complained of besss foul slanders and the. Due to ill health, queen mary was moved to this medieval house, one of the homes of george talbot, earl of shrewsbury. He was best known for his tenure as keeper of mary, queen of scots between 1568 1585, his marriage to his second wife elizabeth talbot, as well as his surviving collection of written work.
This was considered a safe distance from both scotland and london. Mary queen of scots was executed in february of 1587 for conspiring to take elizabeths throne. They were made between 1570 and about 1585, the work of mary queen of scots during her imprisonment in england and elizabeth bess talbot, countess of shrewsbury. George talbot, fourth earl of shrewsbury and earl of waterford 14681538, born at shifnal, shropshire, in 1468, was son and heir of john talbot, third earl of shrewsbury. George talbot had been chosen as the keeper of the queen of scots due to his immense wealth.
The other queen is a 2008 historical novel by british author philippa gregory which chronicles the long imprisonment in england of mary, queen of scots. That is what drew me in to the story and life of mary, queen of scots in the first place. She was born at the palace of linlithgow, and was crowned in august following, this same year. Elizabeth i of england, put mary, queen of scots into the custody of george and his wife, bess hardwick. Sir george talbot, 4th earl of shrewsbury, 4th earl of waterford, 10th baron talbot, kg, kb, pc c. Bbc south yorkshire history mary, queen of scots in.
Buxton and mary queen of scots libby ashworth author. An accomplished needlewoman, bess hosted mary at chatsworth house for extended periods in 1569, 1570, and 1571, during which time they worked together on the oxburgh hangings. George talbot, sixth earl of shrewsbury, sends news to his wife, bess countess of shrewsbury, regarding the health of this lady probably mary queen of scots. Bbc cambridgeshire history mary queen of scots last. The great scandals of marys life were forgotten and. Likely there would be more sympathy for elizabeths position if mary hadnt, at face value, appeared so sympathetic a beautiful woman, a. During the summer of 1573 mary,queen of scots came to buxton to take the waters in the captivity of george talbot, earl of shrewsbury. Mary disliked the guards intensely especially as they changed them at 5 am in the morning and beat the drums very close to her bedroom door. Mary queen of scotland and the isles by margaret george. A second attempt at escape from lochleven on 2 may 1568, which involved drugging half the island with hearty doses of wine whilst young willie douglas pegged all the boats to the shore bar one, was markedly more successful. Genealogy profile for elizabeth cavendish, of hardwick. Few would have been able to afford the cost of keeping a queen for the 15 years of marys 19 year imprisonment. The embroideries in our collection were produced between 1569 and about 1585, the years in which mary lived in the custody of george talbot, sixth earl of shrewsbury a wealthy. For fifteen years, the earl and the countess housed.
This work is known as the shrewsbury hanging, as it bears several of besss monograms. She did not marry again and lived to cause some trouble with queen elizabeth. Queen elizabeth did in fact place mary queen of scots in the custody of george talbot and she arrived at tutbury castle, one of the shrewsbury residences, in february of 1569. Last week i visited buxton in derbyshire, a town well know for its healing waters. Mary queen of scots in derbyshire history scotland. Bess of hardwick became the dowager countess of shrewsbury. Letter written by sir george talbot, earl of shrewsbury to his wife. The history press mary, queen of scots great escape.
I thought this biography was the best one of those to include in this list, mostly because this book doesnt dwell on her as a queen gone wild. Biography of george talbot, earl of shrewsbury courtier and friend of queen elizabeth i, jailer of mary, queen of scots, for the first 15 years of. They are the work of mary queen of scots during her imprisonment in england and elizabeth bess talbot, countess of shrewsbury. The timeframe of the book is from 1568 through 1572, with a final entry in 1587. As a young man george talbot saw military service under protector somerset in the rough wooings in scotland and he married gertrude manners, daughter. Hanging the marian hanging of embroidered silk velvet in silks and silvergilt thread, embroidered by mary queen of scots and elizabeth talbot. Unfortunately, higherranking females named mary didnt fare quite so well in british history and mary, queen of scots, was no exception. Sir george talbot, 6th earl of shrewsbury, 6th earl of waterford, 12th baron talbot, kg, earl. She spent most of her childhood in france while scotland was ruled by regents, and in. Derbyshires links to mary queen of scots and the film. After the death of edward vi, francis talbot, fifth earl of shrewsbury, both shrewsbury and his son signed the device for the succession to the crown. Elizabeth i made him guardian of the imprisoned mary queen of scots and asked him to.
He also held the subsidiary titles of th baron strange of blackmere and 9th baron furnivall. Mary stuart was executed on 8 february 1587 at fotheringhay castle, after a trial whose outcome forever troubled queen elizabeth i. From queen at a few days old, to france, back to scotland, and then imprisoned and beheaded in england. In 1568, after several attempts to regain the throne. Mary cavendish, wife of gilbert talbot, 7th earl of shrewsbury. Residences of mary, queen of scots, while captive 1568. Mary, queen of scots 8 december 1542 8 february 1587, also known as mary stuart or mary i of scotland, reigned over scotland from 14 december 1542 to 24 july 1567 mary, the only surviving legitimate child of king james v of scotland, was six days old when her father died and she acceded to the throne. Talbot and the courtiers then plead for mercy towards mary stuart, queen of scots, imprisoned at fotheringhay, but elizabeth, encouraged by sir william cecil, is unwilling to relent. The execution of mary, queen of scots rebecca starr brown. But then, darnley was probably responsible for the murder of marys secretary and possible lover, david rizzio, and was probably plotting against the queen. The task almost ruined him and certainly ruined his marriage to bess of hardwick. Mary queen of scots discover the real story old hall.
During this time she may have stayed at old hardwick hall, now a ruin in the grounds of hardwick hall, that belonged to the earl of shrewsbury and his formidable wife, bess of hardwick. He was best known for his tenure as keeper of mary, queen of scots between 1568 1585, his marriage to his second wife elizabeth talbot bess. Besss husband george talbot, earl of shrewsbury was responsible for mary and she stayed at one or other of the shrewsbury estates. Born in 1542 in west lothian, scotland, she became mary queen of scots at only six days of age. His wife, mary, queen of scots, may have had a hand in it. George talbot, earl of shrewsbury 15281590, was appointed the queens keeper, and most of the properties queen mary stayed in belonged to him. He also held the subsidiary titles of 15th baron strange of blackmere and 11th baron furnivall. Accounts such as these, and woodcuts of the scene, were very popular throughout europe. Mary, queen of scots was held at various locations in and around the peak district and derbyshire, including chatsworth, wingfield manor and the old hall. Fleeing rebels in scotland on queen elizabeths false promise of sanctuary, mary queen of scots finds herself imprisoned as the guest of george talbot earl of shrewsbury and his indomitable wife, bess of hardwick. The true life of mary stuart paperback october 12, 2005. I have chosen just a few of the many people who lived during that time and had some kind of interaction with the enigmatic queen. He was present at the coronation of edward vi, took part in the invasion of scotland under the protector, somerset, was sent by his father in october 1557 to the relief of the earl of.
The remnant of this estate is now known as norfolk park. Archaeologists are excavating sheffield castle, onetime prison of mary, queen of scots. Mary, queen of scots in sheffield 157084 time walk project. George talbot was chosen as the keeper of mary due to his immense wealth few would have been able to afford the cost of keeping a queen for the 15 years of marys 19 year imprisonment. Mary was very closely guardedin fact george talbot paid for an extra 40 soldiers out of his own pocket after the ridolfi plot had been discovered.
Queen mary once again spent a summer at the home of george talbot, earl of shrewsbury and remained until mid autumn. A historically significant character, cousin and rival to elizabeth i, mother of james i and vi of england, who united the english and scottish crowns in 1603, a focal point for catholic resistance to religious reformation in britain, mary. George talbot was the only surviving son of francis talbot, 5th earl of shrewsbury, and mary dacre. These posts are not meant to be an exhaustive coverage of everyone that mary stuart came in contact with. Talbot and his wife bess of hardwick had recently built talbots tower now known as the old hall hotel in 1572 and mary petitioned elizabeth 1 for permission to be taken there. Leicester arrives and is ordered by elizabeth to take her ring to the french envoy as a token of her provisional acceptance of the marriage proposal.
Chatsworth house derbyshire may 1569 until june 1569. Mary stayed at chatsworth house several times during the 1570s and her quarters, which became known as the mary queen of scots rooms, were on the top floor above the great hall. Letter written by sir george talbot, earl of shrewsbury to. Elizabeth i considered mary a threat to the throne and kept her captive for eighteen years, much of which was spent under the watchful eye of bess of hardwicks fourth husband, george talbot, earl of shrewsbury.
Bess s husband george talbot, earl of shrewsbury was responsible for mary and she stayed at one or other of the shrewsbury estates. The following text is extracted from the little book of mary queen of scots by mickey mayhew. George talbot, 6th earl of shrewsbury person national portrait. George talbot, earl of shrewsbury, was one of the richest and most. This video shows the allegedly haunted parts of oundles infamous talbot hotel, where i had the pleasure of staying from 1st2nd february 2015. The other queen book by philippa gregory thriftbooks. In 1567, mary queen of scots was forced to abdicate her throne to her infant son james. James, earl of arran, lord hamilton, is declared tutor and regent to the infant queen. Mary, queen of scots by susan abernethy the freelance history writer. Archaeologists are excavating sheffield castle, onetime. George talbot kg 15281590 wikitree free family tree. Sir george talbot, 6th earl of shrewsbury died in 1590.
In 1574, bess and the her countess lennox arranged the wedding of elizabeth. The execution of mary, queen of scots on february 8, 1587 was a landmark moment in the reign of elizabeth i and history has often given the english queen a bit of a side eye for her handling of it. The other queen focuses on the first years of marys imprisonment in england, begun when she was just 26 years old. While telling the story of margaret tudor, queen of scotland i was struck by the similarities between her and her granddaughter, mary. Eleanor britton george talbot was the only surviving son of francis talbot, 5th earl of shrewsbury, and mary dacre. Mary, queen of scots and george talbot, 6th earl of shrewsbury see more. This was a grand house, recently built, belonging to queen marys custodian, george talbot, earl of shrewsbury, but queen mary did not stay. As a young man george talbot saw military service under protector somerset in the rough wooings in scotland and he married gertrude manners, daughter of the 1st earl of rutland, by whom he had six children, although she died in 1566. This famous account of the execution was written by robert wynkfielde. The steady stream that gushes from the lions head at st annes well attracts many visitors.
By the 1560s chatsworth became the home of bess and her husband george talbot, 6 th earl of shrewsbury. Portrait of george talbot, 6th earl of shrewsbury, british school. After the death of edward vi, francis talbot, fifth earl of shrewsbury, both shrewsbury and his son signed the device for the succession to the crown at his father death in 1560, george became one of the wealthiest peers in england, possesing vast estates in yorkshire, derbyshire and. I had to wait until a number of people had finished filling their plastic bottles before i. Mary queen of scots remained in the earl of shrewsburys custody until 1584. In 1542 the scottish throne went to mary, queen of scots, a controversial monarch who became frances queen consort and claimed the english crown. John guy has written a couple books about mary queen of scots. Glaschu is the largest city in scotland, and third most populous in the united kingdom. They both had three husbands and had a child named james who became king of scotland when they were just babies. During her fifteen years of imprisonment under sir george, she would live in many of bess homes. Mary, queen of scots haunted staircase the talbot hotel. Though promised protection, mary, perceived as a serious threat to the english crown, is soon imprisoned. His successor in 1584 was sir ralph sadler 15071587 and then in 1585 sir amias paulet 15321588.
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