Francis Throckmorton for help from his cousin, Elizabeth Throckmorton, one of Queen Elizabeth's ladies-in-waiting and later the wife of Sir Walter Raleigh. Francis Throckmorton Sir Francis Throckmorton (1554July 1584) was a conspirator against Queen Elizabeth I of England in the Throckmorton Plot. He was the son of Sir John Throckmorton, the seventh out of eight sons of Sir George Throckmorton of Coughton Court. He was a nephew of Sir Nicholas Throckmorton, one of Elizabeth's diplomats, who had held the post of Chief Justice of Chester but was removed in 1579, a year before his death. His paternal grandmother, Hon. Katherine Vaux, daughter
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