The counties of England, their story and antiquities (1912) (14764858985)

Identifier: countiesofenglan01ditc (find matches)
Title: The counties of England, their story and antiquities
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson), 1854-1930
Subjects: Great Britain -- History England -- Antiquities
Publisher: London : G. Allen
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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llowed thediscovery of the Babington Conspiracy, originated byforeign priests, fostered by Elizabeths tools, and used asa means of bringing the unhappy Mary to the block inthe hall of Fotheringhay Castle. The mention of the Earl and Countess of Shrewsburyrecalls one of the noteworthy Derbyshire characters ofthe period. The Countess was the well-known Bess ofHardwick, a much married lady. She was the heiressof Hardwick, was the widow of a neighbouring squirewhen she was thirteen, then married Sir William Cavendishof Suffolk, bore a large family, married another richerknight, and at the age of forty-eight became Countess ofShrewsbury. Her son, William Cavendish, married adaughter of the Earl, entered upon great possessions, andin the time of James I. was created Earl of Devonshire.Chatsworth was the creation of this redoubtable lady,who also built Hardwick Hall,More glass than wall, and greatly loved to rear noble edifices. She had toguard another notable prisoner. Lady Arabella Stuart,
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Derbyshire 149 who, it was feared, might try to gain the throne on thedeath of Elizabeth. The county is proud, too, of HaddonHall, the house of the Vernons, and of Dorothy Vernon— Winsome Doll—ever associated with a romanticmarriage with John Manners, though hard history assuresus that there was no elopement, no sentimental story, noclandestine meeting by the stone steps in the garden, andthat no special trial troubled the happy pair save possiblylovers quarrels, which only meant the renewal of love.Other good manor-houses sprang up in the fair dales ofDerbyshire, which could boast of a fine array of squires,who did their duty to the shire and helped it along theroad of prosperity. When the Armada threatenedEngland, none were more loyal than the fighting men ofDerbyshire. Their military prowess was soon to be tried to theuttermost when the Civil War broke out, and causedintense suffering in the shire. Few counties suffered more.No great battle was fought within its boundaries, but