SHEFFIELD MANOR LODGE

Question 1

SML: Introduction

Answer 1

• Agree/Disagree Statement (Safety of Realm Better)
• Keeping Mary Queen not as important factor for her 14 year stay

Question 2

SML: Safety of Realm introduction

Answer 2

Mary was the rightful Catholic heir to the throne, so someone trying to free her was likely at any time

Question 3

SML: Safety of Realm - LOCATION

Answer 3

• In Midlands - far from coast and London, so not near invasion or Elizabeth
• Unaccesable - discorage any thoughts of revolt and rescue
• High ground - gives wider view of flat Earth, ensuring anyone attempting rescue could be spotted

Question 4

SML: Safety of Relam - George Talbot (Earl of Shewsbury) as owner

Answer 4

• Owned 9 estates in area, all without open roads, so getting army there is difficult
• Sheffield Castle (owned by Talbot) only 2 miles away and extremely secure
• In charge of security and very devoted to Elizabeth and Walsingham (unlikely to join plots)
• Write weekly letter with any security changes
• Very rich so could pay for extra expenses - St Bartholemews Day in France in 1572, where he placed 70 gaurds at own expense

Question 5

SML: Safety of Realm conclusion

Answer 5

Most suitable to prevent rescue attempts, or escape and had other more secure options easily accesible

Question 6

SML: Keeping Mary as Queen Intro

Answer 6

Mary related to ELizabeth by grandparents, so had some legitimacy to the throne and was Queen of Scotland and France

Question 7

SML: Keeping Mary as Queen - design

Answer 7

• Well designed and decorated, compared to Talbot’s other properties
• Great gallery, tower room, large main bedroom, nursery, Porter’s lodge, stables, kitchens, larders, wine cellars and more (9)
• Mary slept on fine linen sheets, and ate off silver plates
• Treated like court, not prison
• Maybe consulted about interior design, especially Turret House
• In a way designed for Mary

Question 8

SML: Keeping Mary as Queen - Bess of Hardwick (Talbot’s Wife)

Answer 8

• Devoted supporter of Elizabeth, so unlikely to aid escape
• Moderate protestant - not too anti-Catholic, but not a sympathiser
• Spent lots of time weaving and other duties with her

Question 9

SML: Keeping Mary as Queen - Conclusion

Answer 9

Someone like Hardwick there for Mary shows consideration for her treatment, but not as important as safety

Question 9

SML: Keeping Mary as Queen - Conclusion

Answer 9

Someone like Hardwick there for Mary shows consideration for her treatment, but not as important as safety

Question 10

SML: CONCLUSION

Answer 10

• Safety more important, as it SML offered high security especilly it’s location
• Wherever chosen could be customised for Mary’s wants/needs/likes
• Lots of time spent at Sheffield Castle, when there was a security threat even when it was described as ‘Cold and Drafty’
• If safety issue occured, she was not treated like a monarch, and was sent to Sheffield Castle
• Treatment always came second to the safety of the relam
• Main communication between Talbot and Elizabeth + Walsingham was weekly letters
• They werre not about threating her like a Queen, they were about security
• Safety more important