SHEFFIELD MANOR LODGE Flashcards
SML: Introduction
- Agree/Disagree Statement (Safety of Realm Better)
- Keeping Mary Queen not as important factor for her 14 year stay
SML: Safety of Realm introduction
Mary was the rightful Catholic heir to the throne, so someone trying to free her was likely at any time
SML: Safety of Realm - LOCATION
- 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
SML: Safety of Relam - George Talbot (Earl of Shewsbury) as owner
- 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
SML: Safety of Realm conclusion
Most suitable to prevent rescue attempts, or escape and had other more secure options easily accesible
SML: Keeping Mary as Queen Intro
Mary related to ELizabeth by grandparents, so had some legitimacy to the throne and was Queen of Scotland and France
SML: Keeping Mary as Queen - design
- 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
SML: Keeping Mary as Queen - Bess of Hardwick (Talbot’s Wife)
- 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
SML: Keeping Mary as Queen - Conclusion
Someone like Hardwick there for Mary shows consideration for her treatment, but not as important as safety
SML: CONCLUSION
- 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
SML: Keeping Mary as Queen - Conclusion
Someone like Hardwick there for Mary shows consideration for her treatment, but not as important as safety
