Editing Temple Newsam (section)

=== 1500 to 1650 ===
In 1537 Thomas, Lord Darcy was executed for the part he played in the [[Pilgrimage of Grace]] and the property was seized by the Crown.<ref name=":8" /> In 1544 [[Henry VIII]] gave it to his niece Lady [[Margaret Douglas]] (Countess of Lennox), and she lived there with her husband [[Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox]].<ref name=":8" /> Their son [[Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley]], who was born in the house in 1545 and educated there, married [[Mary, Queen of Scots]], by whom he was the father of King [[James VI of Scotland and I of England]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Bingham|first=Caroline|title=Darnley: A Life of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, Consort of Mary Queen of Scots|publisher=Constable|year=1995|pages=38}}</ref> A portrait of Henry and his brother was probably intended to represent the interior of Temple Newsam despite being based on a print of an ideal interior.<ref>{{cite web|title=Catalogue 53: 3 HENRY STEWART, Lord Darnley, and his brother, CHARLES STEWART, Earl of Lennox|url=http://www.hanseworth.com/HECatalogue53.pdf|access-date=25 October 2020|website=Hans Eworth & the London Stranger Painters|archive-date=7 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207184251/http://hanseworth.com/HECatalogue53.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the marriage in 1565, Temple Newsam was seized by Queen [[Elizabeth I]] and was managed by an agent.<ref>{{cite book|title=Temple Newsam House|publisher=The Libraries & Arts Committee of the Leeds Corporation|year=1951|pages=17}}</ref>

In 1609 King James I, successor to Elizabeth, granted the estate to his Franco-Scottish second cousin [[Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox]] (1574–1624), who was a favourite of the King and given many titles and estates, including farmland and [[Coal mining|coalmines]] in the local area.<ref>{{cite book|last=Ward|first=Steve|title=Tales from the Big House: Temple Newsam|publisher=Pen & Sword History|year=2017|pages=40}}</ref> Despite his opportunities, Ludovic was in constant debt and he mortgaged the estate in 1614 for the sum of £9,000 (around £860,000 in today's money).<ref name=":9">{{cite book|last=Ward|first=Steve|title=Tales from the Big House: Temple Newsam|publisher=Pen & Sword History|year=2017|pages=42}}</ref> In 1622 Lennox began the sale of the estate to [[Sir Arthur Ingram]] ({{circa|1565}} – 1642), a Yorkshire-born London [[merchant]], [[civil servant]], investor in [[Colonialism|colonial]] ventures and [[arms dealer]], for £12,000, which he paid in two instalments, the last in July 1624, after Lennox's death.<ref name=":9" /> During the next 20 years the mansion was rebuilt, incorporating some of the previous house in the west wing.<ref name="guide" /> The north and south wings were rebuilt and the east wing was demolished after a bad fire in 1635.<ref>{{cite book|last=Ward|first=Steve|title=Tales from the Big House: Temple Newsam|publisher=Pen & Sword History|year=2017|pages=43}}</ref> Arthur's son, also called Arthur, inherited the estate with its debts and continued the building and renovation work.<ref>{{cite book|last=Ward|first=Steve|title=Tales from the Big House: Temple Newsam|publisher=Pen & Sword History|year=2017|pages=51}}</ref>  Six months after [[Charles I of England|Charles I]] was beheaded in 1649, Arthur Ingram the younger was declared [[Committee for Compounding with Delinquents|delinquent]] and he compounded his estates and retired to Temple Newsam.<ref>{{cite book|title=Temple Newsam House|publisher=The Libraries & Arts Committee of the Leeds Corporation|year=1951|pages=26}}</ref>