george talbot Flashcards
who housed Mary and what was he?
George Talbot (earl of Shrewsbury), a high ranking noble man, who kept Mary queen of scots captive
what was his religion?
he was a very dedicated protestant
what was his social status?
member of the royal court
what were his attitudes to housing Mary?
he was reluctant of the job, but he couldn’t say no to the queen. he also thought it was only going to be temporary.
why was it so hard to keep Mary?
he had to balance her status of queen while still keeping her prisoner.
what rumours were provoked from him housing Mary?
there was rumours of him having an affair with Mary
who was he married to?
Bess Hardwick
how did these rumours impact him?
divorced by his wife
what impacts did housing Mary have on him?
barley attended court, became broke as he had to spend thousands of his own money
why was he struggling financially?
even though he was one of the wealthiest people, he lost a lot of his money to keeping Mary captive as she still needed to be treated like a queen. he had an allowance of £2700 a year, but that got lowered to £1500. this was nowhere near enough as it cost £3000 a year just on food, not including paying all her guards and servants.
