28-1236: Shelton may refer to: Places [ edit ] United Kingdom [ edit ] Shelton, North Bedfordshire , in the parish of Dean and Shelton, Bedfordshire Lower Shelton , in the parish of Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire Upper Shelton , in the parish of Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire Shelton, Norfolk Shelton, Nottinghamshire Shelton, Shropshire Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire United States [ edit ] Shelton, Connecticut Shelton, Nebraska Shelton, Washington People [ edit ] Surname [ edit ] General [ edit ] Alfred Shelton (1865–1923), English international footballer Amy Shelton , U.S. cognitive psychology professor Anne Shelton (1475–1555), aunt of Anne Boleyn and mother of Henry VIII's mistress, Mary Shelton; wife of Sir John Shelton George M. Shelton (1877–1949), Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipient Herbert M. Shelton (1895–1985), Prominent American health educator, pacifist, vegetarian, and advocate of raw foodism and fasting cures Hugh Shelton (born 1942), retired US Army four-star general and former chairman of
56-545: A high-flying courtier, and strong supporter of the Boleyns' reformist cause. Norris was in "very great favour with the King," but he was about to be accused of treason because the Queen misinterpreted his feelings, which coloured the testimonies they were both later forced to give. Madge seems to be a faithful servant, yet fearfully duped by her mother Lady Shelton's spying, determined as she
84-406: A niece of King Henry VIII, and Mary Howard, Duchess of Richmond , wife of the King's illegitimate son, Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond . Shelton was the main editor and a contributor to the famous Devonshire MS , where members of their circle wrote poems they enjoyed or had composed. Her father, John Shelton (1472 – 21 December 1539), was the son of Sir Ralph Shelton and Margaret Clere . He
112-467: A part of the Court of Anne Boleyn, was subject to a culture of fine lines of social acceptability. Tudor culture expected a level of both amorous and self-restrained behaviour from women. As Ann Jones assesses, a woman was encouraged "to be a member of the chorus prompting men to bravery in tournaments and eloquence in conversation; she was expected to be a witty and informed participant in dialogues whose subject
140-573: A sum of money, 7 shillings 6 pence, in January 1537 and 1540. Mary wrote poems, and it was said she was chided "for writing 'ydill poesies' in her prayerbook". She was part of a social group which included the poets Sir Thomas Clere (d. 14 April 1545), Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey , and Thomas Wyatt , with all of whom she was romantically linked. In an epitaph he composed at the death of Sir Thomas Clere , Surrey identified Mary as Clere's "beloved". Mary's two closest friends were Lady Margaret Douglas ,
168-589: A tree near Shrewsbury, England USS Shelton , any of two United States Navy ships The Shelton , a historic apartment building in Indianapolis, Indiana, US Shelton, a code name during development for a variant of the Pentium M without any level 2 cache, in the Celeron brand See also [ edit ] Sheldon (disambiguation) Shilton (disambiguation) Skelton (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
196-688: Is believed to have largely completed the manuscript with the addition of many Medieval fragments in folios 88–92. Of the roughly 184 poems included in the collection, 80 have not been attributed to a definitive author. The majority of poems are ascribed to Thomas Wyatt. Others are attributed to Chaucer and other Medieval poets, and still others are assumed to have been created by Mary Shelton's contemporaries, including Edmund Knyvet , Thomas Howard , and Henry Stuart , along with some ambiguous notations of "A.I". and "Jon K". as well as "Ann", which may refer to Anne Boleyn. Although Harrier (1975) discounted that 'an' had anything to do with Anne Boleyn and denied it
224-521: Is close to the county border with Northamptonshire and the district of Huntingdonshire in Cambridgeshire . The 14th century Church of St Mary the Virgin is located in the village. It is a grade I listed building. This Bedfordshire location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mary Shelton Mary Shelton (1510-1515 – 1570/71) was one of the contributors to
252-501: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Shelton, North Bedfordshire Shelton is a village and former civil parish , now in the parish of Dean and Shelton , in the Bedford district, in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire , England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 101. On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged with Dean to form "Dean and Shelton". It
280-577: The Devonshire MS , wrote many poems about love. Queen Anne was especially jealous that Mary could have been writing love poems about her husband, the King. To make matters worse, Mary has been described as a young girl of great beauty and talent, and her friends at court were a great influence on her, most of them also being highly literate. According to one historian "Rumour twice linked Mary amorously with Henry VIII". The other rumour, that 'Madge' Shelton might become Henry's wife in 1538, appears in one of
308-510: The Devonshire manuscript . Either she or her sister Madge Shelton may have been a mistress of King Henry VIII . Both Margaret and Mary were daughters of Sir John Shelton and his wife Anne , the sister of Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire . Thomas Boleyn was the father of Anne Boleyn , second Queen consort to Henry VIII of England . Margaret and Mary were thus first cousins of the Queen. Princess Mary sent her New Year's Day gifts of
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#1732844039365336-479: The Lisle Letters . Uncertainty over the date of Mary's birth means she could have been as young as fifteen when she began her affair with King Henry VIII. Their affair together was short-lived, only lasting about six months. Mary seemed to have been very accepting of the situation with the king, and did not press him to give her land, money, or a title. In 1536 Mary's sister, Madge, was betrothed to Henry Norris,
364-1659: The "West Side Rapist", American serial rapist Ruth Gaines-Shelton (1872-1934), American educator and writer Sandra Shelton , American economist Thomas Shelton (1600/01–1650(?)) Thomas Shelton (fl. 1612–1620), British translator of Cervantes William L. Shelton (born 1954), US Air Force lieutenant general Winston L. Shelton (1922–2019), American businessman and inventor Arts [ edit ] Ann Shelton (born 1967), New Zealand photographer Anne Shelton (1923–1994), British singer Blake Shelton (born 1976), American country singer Deborah Shelton (born 1948), US-American actress and star of US soap Dallas Gilbert Shelton (born 1940), US-American comic artist Marley Shelton (born 1974), American actress, sibling of Samantha Mary Shelton (1510/15–1570/71), lady-in-waiting, poet and mistress of Henry VIII of England Peter L. Shelton (1945–2012), architect and interior designer Richard Shelton (1933–2022), US-American poet and author Ron Shelton (born 1945), US-American film director Roscoe Shelton (1931–2002), American electric blues and R&B singer Samantha Shelton (born 1978), American actress, sibling of Marley Simon Shelton (1966–2018), English actor Tracey Shelton , Australian photojournalist Ricky Van Shelton (born 1952), US-American country music singer Politicians [ edit ] Amanda Shelton (born 1990), Guamanian politician Mark M. Shelton (born 1956), American pediatrician and politician Norman Shelton (1905–1980), New Zealand politician Shelly M. Shelton , Republican member of
392-466: The 1520s and 1530s. A few months after the confinement of Margaret Douglas and Thomas Howard for an impolitic affair in 1536, the MS was passed to Mary Shelton for the first time, where it is likely she added poems and allowed others to add poems to folios 22–50. The MS returned to Mary Shelton (and Mary Fitzroy) in 1539, with the return of Mary Fitzroy to the Court. During this time, at Kenninghall , Mary Shelton
420-569: The Joint Chiefs of Staff Ian Shelton (born 1957), Canadian astronomer Sir John Shelton (1476/7–1539), head of the household of the future Queen Elizabeth I of England John Shelton (c.1503–1558), controller and governor to the royal children of Henry VIII's court John M. Shelton (1853–1923), American rancher and banker Judy Shelton Lee Shelton (1865–1912), convicted murderer mentioned in song as "Stagger Lee" Nicole Shelton , American academic Ronnie Shelton (1961–2018),
448-1002: The Nevada Assembly Sports [ edit ] Anthony Shelton (born 1967), American football player Ben Shelton (born 2002), American tennis player Chris Shelton (born 1980), American baseball player for the Texas Rangers Coleman Shelton (born 1995), American football player Derek Shelton (born 1970), American baseball coach Ella Shelton (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player Ernie Shelton (born 1932), American high jumper Ian Shelton (1940–2021), Australian rules footballer with Essendon Football Club Lonnie Shelton (1955–2018), American basketball player Luton Shelton (1985-2021), Jamaican footballer Nehemiah Shelton (born 1999), American football player Skeeter Shelton (1888–1954), American baseball player and coach Fictional characters [ edit ] Sgt. Brett C. Shelton,
476-580: The age of sixty-two and left his family with financial troubles; disconsolate, Madge went away to a convent. Mary became engaged to Thomas Clere the poet and her first cousin through their mothers; however, he died soon after their engagement, leaving Mary his lands in his will. By 1546 Mary had married her cousin Sir Anthony Heveningham (1507–1557) by whom she had four children, including Arthur Heveningham, and her youngest daughter, Abigail (wife of Sir George Digby of Coleshill, Warwickshire ), who
504-1420: The bullying Sgt. in Child's Play 3 , played by Travis Fine Harriet Shelton in the British soap opera Doctors , played by Carley Stenson Given name [ edit ] Shelton Benjamin (born 1975), American wrestler Gamini Fonseka (Sembuge Gamini Shelton Fonseka) (1936-2004), Sri Lankan actor, director, and politician Shelton Gibson (born 1994), American football player D. Shelton A. Gunaratne (1940-2019), American academic Shelton Jayasinghe (1922-1978), Sri Lankan Sinhala Cabinet Minister Shelton Payagala (1944-2009), Sri Lankan film director and writer Shelton Perera (1939-1986), Sri Lankan tabla player, vocalist, and composer Shelton Ranaraja (1926-2011), Sri Lankan Sinhala lawyer and deputy minister Dudley Shelton Senanayaka (1911-1973), Sri Lankan politician who served as prime minister in three instances Shelton Hank Williams (born 1972), American musician Spike Lee (born 1957 as Shelton Jackson Lee), American filmmaker Other uses [ edit ] Shelton High School (disambiguation) 5953 Shelton , an asteroid Shelton Abbey Prison , near Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland Shelton Hospital , former county asylum in Shelton, Shropshire, England Shelton Oak ,
532-540: The confusion of earlier historians arose from the label "Marg Shelton", in which the "y" resembled a "g", a common confusion in sixteenth-century writing. Mary would have been a 'lady-in-waiting' to Anne, and although the two were cousins, according to Hart, "...this did not mean that their families were allies—not all Boleyns supported the queen..." In point of fact, Queen Anne has been said to have been deeply in love with Henry and also very jealous of his attention to other women. Mary, known for having contributed greatly to
560-529: The following folios of the manuscript: 3, 22, 26–29, 30, 40–44, 55, 58–60, 61–62, 65, 67–68, 88, 89–90, 91–92. An "unsentimental, plain-speaking" tone is often associated with her contributions. Folios 6 and 7 of the document include the poem 'Suffryng in sorow in hope to attayn,' a poem about a despondent lover who cannot figure out her lover's pain. Above the poem in the folios, Margaret Douglas expresses her disappointment with it, saying 'forget thys,' but Mary Shelton, in her handwriting below Douglas', asserts
588-557: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Shelton . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shelton&oldid=1248104399 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
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#1732844039365616-408: The woman attendant on Anne when she miscarried within hours of Queen Katherine of Aragon's death. Madge was the "concubine's" closest companion in waiting owing to her familial ties, yet would be dismissed at the end. However, more recent research has suggested that it was Margaret's sister Mary who was Henry's mistress, and was rumoured to have been selected to become his fourth wife. Supposedly,
644-438: Was a high sheriff in 1504, and knighted in 1509. Her siblings were John, Ralph, Elizabeth, Anne, Gabriella, Emma, Thomas, Margaret and Amy Shelton (Mary was one of 10 children). She was married two times and had four children. After the death of her fiancé, Thomas Clere, she married Anthony Heveningham of Ketteringham, her first cousin. She had four children with Heveningham: Alice, Artur, Dotothy and Abigeil. Mary's final marriage
672-443: Was evidence of any signature. Yet that author also assumes "a face should content me" were lines addressed to Madge's friend Mary Howard, another beauty, married to Wyatt's friend the royal Duke of Richmond. Although there is much debate and ambiguity surrounding the manuscript, Shelton is argued by scholars to be the main contributor and editor of the document. Margaret Douglas is sometimes also credited with this. Mary Shelton, as
700-593: Was later in attendance on Queen Elizabeth in 1588. Meanwhile, there was suspicion of a conspiracy between Mary and Surrey, which was noted for investigation by the Privy Council . Mary later married Philip Appleyard (b. c.1528) in 1558. She was buried in Heveningham church , Suffolk , on 8 January 1571. A probable portrait of Mary by Hans Holbein is in the collection at Windsor Castle . The Devonshire manuscript passed through many hands during its circulation in
728-574: Was most often love. The poetry of the time reflected this. In Tudor Court, poems, like the ones ascribed in the Devonshire MS, were an integral part of social interaction, exchanged between members perhaps for songs, perhaps for rumor and the innuendo of gossip. Along with the poetry she 'lifted' from medieval poets, Mary is thought to have added few original poems to the Manuscript. What is thought to be Mary Shelton’s handwriting has been identified in
756-651: Was to Phillip Appleyard . One of the Shelton sisters is believed to have been King Henry's mistress for a six-month period beginning in February 1535, according to statements about mistresses made by the Imperial ambassador, Eustace Chapuys , who referred to Mistress Shelton . According to biographer Antonia Fraser, this was Margaret Shelton. Chapuys was always at court when in England, more frequently so than most contemporaneous writers. Hugh Latimer identified Madge Shelton as
784-443: Was to bring down Norris and Weston for using her daughter. Unfortunately Mrs Coffin had already been groomed as a spy when the Queen inadvertently told her of Sir Francis Weston 's flirtations with Madge, of which she reproved. Norris may have been her betrothed, but Weston naively insinuated that he was in the Queen's Chambers to see her and not her servant. Norris was executed for treason on 17 May 1536. Madge's father died at
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