Lady anne clifford.revised version
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Lady Anne Clifford
Lady Anne Clifford 1590-1676
Proud Northern Lady
George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland
Margaret, Countess of Cumberland
Triptych (centre)
Children of Margaret and George
• Francis born 1584-1589
• Robert born Sept 1585-May 1591
• Anne 1590-1676
The Court of Queen Elizabeth
• Lavish Court• Anne was one of Queen Elizabeth’s
favourites• Her and her mother were often at court as
Lord Cumberland was now living with a “ lady of quality” who is not named
• Anne was too young to walk in the funeral procession
The Court of King James
• Came to the throne in March1603
• Married to Ann of Denmark who bore 7 children
• The King had many “favourites” and the court was decadent
• Court was not as clean as it had been.
• Ben Jonson’s Masques
• King James 1st
Lady Anne at 15
George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland
Clifford’s Will• In 1605 he made a will leaving nearly
everything he had to Francis his younger Brother (Who became a Westmorland MP)
• He also inherited the title 4th Earl of Cumberland
• When Lord Clifford died in 1605 Margaret started legal proceedings to contest the will
• Anne was left a dowry of £15,000, as long as she stopped legal proceedings.
Francis Clifford 4th Earl of Cumberland
Journey North 1607
• Anne and her mother went north to Westmorland.
• They visited all four castles
• They made Appleby their headquarters
• They were denied access to Skipton castle
• This visit sparked Anne’s love of Westmorland
Brougham Castle
Brough Castle
Pendragon Castle
Appleby Castle
Costume design by Inigo Jones for Lady Anne to wear as Berenice of Egypt in Ben Johnson’s Masque of Queens. February 1609
Marriage to Richard Sackville 1609
• Handsome man
• A gambler and Philanderer
• Had many lovers and a “ favourite”Matthew Caldicott.
• They lived at Knole Castle but he spent a lot of time at the court of James1
• He had an urgent need for money.
Richard Sackville, Earl of Dorset whom Anne married in 1609
Pressure on Anne to stop legal proceedings
• Richard put a lot of pressure on Anne• He had a large meeting on 21st February
including Archbishop Abbott• They threatened and Bullied• Anne would not sign until she had seen her
mother • She would go North and answer by 22nd
March
George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury
Knole House, KentFamily home of the Sackville
The journey North
• Two coaches went North
• Difficult and dangerous journey over the pennines.
Confrontation 1st April 1616at Brougham Castle
Confrontation 1st April 1616
• Lord Charles Howard arrived with Lord Dorset’s instructions
• He wanted his coach his horses and his servants in London.
• He did not want his wife and they were told specifically to return without her
• A paper was drawn up and signed by all parties
Countess Pillar, Brougham 1656
April 2nd 1616
• Parting from her mother
• Returning To Knole house
• There she found that her daughter Margaret had been sent away and she would not see her unless she agreed to the settlement.
Death Of Margaret aged 62 in 1616
• Dispute about the burial
• Appleby castle
• Mr Kidd incident
• Tenants
St. Lawrence's Church, Appleby
Margaret, Countess of Cumberland’s tomb, Appleby Church
Lady Anne’s Children
• She had 5 Children
• 3 sons died in infancy
• Two daughters who survived her
• Margaret 1614-1647 married John Tufton
• Isabella 1622-1719 married James Compton
1617
• Audience with King James
• Anne’s last stand
• They would decide without her
• The settlement was made
• She was27 years old
• She was looking after two children born to his mistress Betty Broughton
Death of Richard SackvilleLord Dorset
• 1624 Richard Sackville dies
• Smallpox
• Widow at 34
• 1628 entered a formal claim to the Clifford estates
• 1629 her daughter Lady Margaret aged 14 married John Tufton
Coat of Arms, Clifford Family
Anne Clifford 1620
Philip Herbert, Lord PembrokeAnne married him in 1630
Francis Clifford 4th Earl of Cumberland
Francis died 1641
• Two years later her cousin died with no issue
• 1643 Anne inherited her estates but the civil war was at its height and she could not travel North to her estates.
• To keep herself occupied she started on the Triptych project
The Triptych painted 1646
Triptych (left) Lady Anne at 15
Triptych (centre)
Triptych (right)
Lady Anne Clifford, 1643
Collinfield Manor
Collinfield Manor• Built by Jeffrey Sedgwick in 1620
• Lady Ann’s initials above the original oak main door.
• Latin Inscription translates “Now mine, presently his, afterwards I know not whose” which may have come from Brougham castle.
• Two different versions of the story.
• George Sedgwick came to live there in 1670
Collinfield Manor - Lintel
Collinfield Manor - key
Collinfield Manor - door
Skipton Castle, Gatehouse
Appleby Church, inscription.
Appleby Almshouses
Courtyard
• Mr Murgatroyd’s Hen
Brougham, St. Ninian’s
Church at Outhgill, Mallerstang
Lady Anne’s tomb, Appleby Church
Monument to Lady Anne
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