The Tudors Dynasty podcast.

In this episode, we'll jump forward a little in time to the year 1573.

By now, Mary Queen of Scots had married and buried Lord Darnley, so to speak, and she had also married Lord Bothwell and abdicated her throne.

Mary had, at this point, already been a prisoner of Elizabeth for years.

They would number 19 in all.

But at this point, it was still early on.

So let's take a look at what the 19th century observer had to say about Elizabeth's reaction

to the Scottish Queen, as well as her favorites, trouble with a Lady Sheffield.

Great as had been the injustice committed by Elizabeth in the detention of the Queen of Scots,

it must be confessed that the offense brought with it its own sufficient punishment in the fears,

jealousies, and disquietes which it entailed upon her. Where Mary was concerned, the most

approved loyalty, the longest course of faithful service,

and the truest attachment to the Protestant cause were insufficient pledges to her

oppressor of the fidelity of her nobles and ministers.

The Earl of Shrewsbury, whom she had deliberately selected from all others to be the keeper of the captive queen and whose vigilance had now for so long a period baffled all attempts for her deliverance was to the last unable so to establish himself confidence of this sovereign as to be exempt from such starts of suspicion

and fits of displeasure, as kept him in a state of continual apprehension.

Feeling with acuteness all the difficulties of his situation, this nobleman judged it

expedient to cause Gilbert, Lord Talbot, his eldest son, to remain in

close attendance on the motions of the Queen, charging him to study with unremitting attention

all the intrigues of the court, on which in that day so much depended, and to acquaint him

with them frequently and minutely.

To this precaution of the earls, we owe several extent letters of Lord Talbot, which throw

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