Gawsworth Hall
Venue in Macclesfield, Cheshire
Here lived Mary Fitton, the younger daughter of Sir Edward and Lady Alice Fitton (Sir Edward had inherited Gawsworth Hall on the death of his father in 1579) Mary is probably the Dark Lady of Shakespeare's Sonnets. Her short, but brilliant career at the Court of Queen Elizabeth I (where she was appointed Maid of Honour in 1596) ended in 1602 following a rather wild affair with the Earl of Pembroke - she became pregnant, a matter that so outraged the Virgin Queen that both she and the Earl were sent to the Tower for an undisclosed period.
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read moreSir Simon Jenkins, former chairman of the National Trust, when reviewing Britain's finest houses for The Times newspaper said, "The Hall is a star, a superb example of Cheshire black and white architecture." On a tour of this historic house, you will see fine paintings, sculpture and stained glass. A lived in historic house, Gawsworth Hall is owned, run and much loved by the Richards family. Built in 1480, here lived Mary Fitton, Dark Lady of Shakespeare's sonnets and maid of honour to Queen Elizabeth I.
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