George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, 6th Earl of Waterford, 12th Baron Talbot, KG, Earl Marshal was an English magnate and military commander. He also held the subsidiary titles of 15th Baron Strang
George Talbot 6th Earl of Shrewsbury 1580
Monument with effigy of George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, Sheffield Cathedral
1580 portrait of George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury
Bess of Hardwick
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Elizabeth Cavendish, later Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury, known as Bess of Hardwick, of Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, was a figure in Elizabethan English society. By a series of well-made marr
George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury
…and 11th Baron Furnivall. He was best known for his tenure as keeper of Mary, Queen of Scots between 1568 and 1585, his marriage to his second wife Elizabeth Talbot (Bess of Hardwick), as well as his surviving collection of written work. Talbot was the only son of Francis Talbot, 5th Earl of Shrewsbury and Mary Dacre. In early life…
Bess of Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury, by Rowland Lockey, 1592 in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London
Arms of Elizabeth Hardwick displayed on parapet above main entrance of Hardwick Hall. The supporters two stags are those of the Cavendish family
Bess of Hardwick, 1550s
Effigy of Elizabeth Hardwick wearing a coronet of a countess. Derby Cathedral