Here are a few facts about him:
- Shrewsbury was born in 1468 and was the son of John Talbot, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury, and Katherine Stafford.
- He became the 4th Earl of Shrewsbury in 1473 following the death of his father.
- He was the ward of William Baron Hastings, who arranged Shrewsbury's marriage to his daughter, Anne.
- He fought at the Battle of Stoke Field in 1487 and was made a Knight of the Garter afterwards.
- He served Henry VIII as chamberlain of the exchequer, a diplomat, and as a lieutenant in France and on the Scottish borders.
- And in 1536, he played an important part in suppressing the Pilgrimage of Grace rebellion.
- He had eleven children with his first wife, then, following her death, he had two children with his second wife, Elizabeth Walden.
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Image: Effigy of George Talbot on the Talbot monument in the Shrewsbury Chapel, Sheffield Cathedral. His first wife Anne is on his right side and his second, Elizabeth, on his left.