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    Chartley Castle lies in ruins to the north of the village of Stowe-by-Chartley in Staffordshire, between Stafford and Uttoxeter (grid reference SK010285)...
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  • The Chartley Castle Tournament was a Victorian era grass court tennis event first staged in August 1882 on the grounds of Chartley Castle, Stowe-by-Chartley...
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    Christmas Eve 1585, she finally moved to Chartley Castle. By the late sixteenth century the fabric of the castle began to decay, although James I stayed...
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    then placed double agent Gifford and spy decipherer Phelippes inside Chartley Castle, where Queen Mary was imprisoned. Gifford organised the Walsingham...
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  • Chartley may refer to: Chartley Castle lies in ruins to the north of the village of Stowe-by-Chartley in Staffordshire Chartley Moss, a biological Site...
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    her divorce from Rich. She died in 1607. Born Penelope Devereux at Chartley Castle in Staffordshire, she was the elder daughter of Walter Devereux, 2nd...
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  • John Devereux, 9th Baron Ferrers of Chartley (c. 1464 – 3 or 7 May 1501) was an English peer. He was born about 1464, the eldest son and heir of Walter...
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    16th century. An inventory of the wardrobe of Mary, Queen of Scots at Chartley Castle in 1586, written in French, lists fifteen "pourpoincts" of satin, taffeta...
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    William III de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby (c. 1193 – 28 March 1254) of Chartley Castle in Staffordshire, was an English nobleman and major landowner, unable...
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    from the Fifth Crusade. The others are Bolingbroke in Lincolnshire, and Chartley, Staffordshire, both of which share similar architectural features with...
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    death of her father. Through the marriage, the Devereux family gained Chartley Castle as well as its barony. By his wife, who predeceased him by seventeen...
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    earl of Lincoln he acquired or built Lincoln Castle, Bolingbroke Castle, Beeston Castle and Chartley Castle. In his capacity as Viscount of Avranches, he...
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    March 1264. Edward went on to attack Ferrers at Chartley Castle, and later to destroy Tutbury Castle. This was followed by the Battle of Lewes in May...
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    "Caverswall Castle" Archived 2012-10-06 at the Wayback Machine PSC. "Chartley Castle" Archived 2012-10-06 at the Wayback Machine PSC. "Eccleshall Castle" Archived...
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  • Stowe-by-Chartley (1273551)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 November 2019 Historic England, "Chartley Castle, Stowe-by-Chartley (1258139)"...
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    appointed gaoler of Mary, Queen of Scots, by Elizabeth in January 1585, at Chartley Castle, and guarded her very strictly. He replaced the more tolerant Sir Ralph...
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    of Essex a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I. The Earl lived nearby at Chartley Castle. It is now the longest remaining packhorse bridge in England with fourteen...
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    Acre Castle Castle Neroche Caus Castle Chartley Castle Christchurch Castle Clare Castle Clifford Castle Clitheroe Castle Corfe Castle Cuckney Castle Cymbeline's...
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    and then his son - William de Ferrers - 7th Earl who had livery of Chartley Castle and married the d. of William Marshall with whom he had seven daughters...
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    Wardrobe of Mary, Queen of Scots (category Edinburgh Castle)
    reaction against them. An inventory of Mary's wardrobe was made at Chartley Castle on 13 June 1586, written in French. The main headings are: Gowns or...
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    the left) and her elder sister Penelope Devereux, c.1581 Born c.1564 Chartley Castle, Staffordshire, England Died 3 August 1619 (aged 54–55) Spouse(s) Sir...
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  • Edward ascended to the throne, he granted Robert's former domain of Chartley Castle to Edmund on 26 July 1276 and absolved Edmund from the debts owed by...
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    Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (category Barons Ferrers of Chartley)
    first-cousin-twice-removed of the queen. He was brought up on his father's estates at Chartley Castle, Staffordshire, and at Lamphey, Pembrokeshire, in Wales. He was educated...
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    (1240-1287) of Groby Castle in Leicestershire was the younger son of William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby (c.1193-1254) of Chartley Castle in Staffordshire...
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  • de Ferrers, 6th Baron Ferrers of Chartley (1386–1435) was the son of Robert de Ferrers, 5th Baron Ferrers of Chartley and Margaret Le Despenser, a daughter...
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  • Francis Walsingham asked Mary's keeper Amias Paulet to move her from Chartley Castle and detain the two secretaries. Mary was taken to Tixall, and Barbara...
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    Staffordshire, which he regarded as his "own country", and had his seat at Chartley Castle. However, Lyttelton was well known to have Catholic sympathies. An...
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    Chartley (d. 1469) (see the Baron Ferrers of Chartley for earlier history of this title). He was summoned to Parliament as Lord Ferrers of Chartley in...
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  • Mademoiselle Rallay's will had been confiscated with other papers at Chartley Castle. In August 1587 Claude Nau, one of Mary's secretaries, made a note...
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    Bastian Pagez (category People of Stirling Castle)
    without his family. However, Bastian and his family remained with Mary at Chartley, probably because Christine was pregnant, and she had her child at Eastertime...
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