Fourth marriage Bess of Hardwick
arms of talbot: gules, lion rampant within bordure engrailled or despite being courted several suitors, bess did not remarry until 1568, when married fourth time become countess of shrewsbury. new husband, george talbot, 6th earl of shrewsbury, 1 of premier aristocrats of realm, , father of 7 children first marriage. indeed, 2 of children married 2 of hers in double ceremony in february 1568: bess s daughter mary cavendish, aged 12, given in marriage shrewsbury s eldest son gilbert, aged 16; while bess s son, sir henry cavendish, aged 18, married shrewsbury s daughter lady grace talbot, aged 8. in year before bess , earl of shrewsbury married, political disturbance arose in scotland north, profoundly affect lives. rebel scottish lords rose against mary, queen of scots, imprisoned her, , forced abdicate in favour of one-year-old infant son, james. in may 1568, mary escaped captivity in scotland, , fled south towards england, seeking protection of cousin, queen elizabeth. however, englis...