Throckmorton baronets of England. The third Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire and Wotton Basset. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1682. The junior Throckmorton Baronetcy, of Coughton in the County of Warwick, was created in the Baronetage of England on 1 September 1642 for Robert Throckmorton (d. 1650), of Coughton Court, near Alcester, Warwickshire, 6th in descent from Thomas Throckmorton of Coughton, eldest son of Sir John Throckmorton, Under-Treasurer of England. Elizabeth Throckmorton was the wife of Sir Walter Raleigh. Although Royalist sympathisers during the Civil War the family was one of very
Elizabeth Raleigh "The Virgin Queen" (1955), Elizabeth Throckmorton (referred to as Beth Throgmorton in the film) is portrayed by Joan Collins, Queen Elizabeth by Bette Davis. Elizabeth Throckmorton is the subject of Rosemary Sutcliff's novel "Lady in Waiting" (1956). Sutcliff usually refers to her as "Bess". She appears briefly in "A Dead Man in Deptford" (1993), Anthony Burgess' speculative fictional account of the life of playwright Christopher Marlowe. Elizabeth "Bess" Throckmorton, portrayed by Abbie Cornish, was a featured character in the film "" (2007). This sequel to "Elizabeth" (1998) focuses on the relationships of Elizabeth I (Cate Blanchett) and Bess with Walter