|
Date
|
Lord of the Manor
|
Key Event
|
| 1066 |
The Saxon Earl Waltheof |
Norman Invasion of England under William the Conqueror |
| 1076 |
Waltheof/Countess Judith |
Waltheof beheaded. Manor passes to his wife Judith, niece of William the Conqueror |
| 1086 |
Roger de Busli, first Norman Lord of the Manor |
Domesday Book |
| Early 12th Century |
William de Lovetot |
First earth and timber castle constructed |
| 1199 |
Gerard de Furnival |
Acquires lordship of manor by marriage to Maud de Lovetot |
| 1266 |
Thomas de Furnival (2nd of that name) |
Castle destroyed in Simon de Monfort rebellion |
| 1270 |
Thomas de Furnival (2nd of that name) |
Permission by Henry III to rebuild castle in stone |
| 1296 |
Thomas de Furnival (3rd of that name) |
Charter granted by Edward I to hold markets and fairs in Sheffield |
| 1383 |
William de Furnival |
On his death, estates pass to Sir Thomas de Nevill through marriage to William de Furnival's daughter, Joan |
| 1421 |
Thomas de Nevill |
On his death, estates pass to John Talbot through marriage to Thomas de Nevill's daughter, Maud |
| 1453 |
John Talbot (Earl of Shrewsbury) |
Killed in battle at Chatilleon |
| 1530 |
George Talbot 4th Earl of Shrewsbury |
Manor visited by Cardinal Wolsey |
| 1570 |
George Talbot 6th Earl of Shrewsbury |
Custodian of Mary Queen of Scots at Sheffield Castle, 1570-1584 |
| 1616 |
Gilbert Talbot 7th Earl of Shrewsbury |
On his death, estates pass to Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel & Surrey, through marriage to Gilbert Talbot's daughter Alethea, in 1606. |
