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19 de nov. de 2020 · Portrait of Elizabeth I at Hardwick Hall, from the workshop of Nicholas Hilliard, c.1599 (Image Credit: Public Domain) In 1574, Bess pushed her dynastic ambitions too far, seriously angering the queen. She had secretly secured the marriage of her second daughter Elizabeth to Charles Stuart, a nephew to Henry VIII.
Some context is provided by their cost: it is perhaps an unfair comparison but, whereas the Hardwick Abrahams cost 14s. and 20s. per ell, the royal set was valued at the time of the Commonwealth sales in 1649–50 at almost £10 per ell. Whereas Henry’s tapestries were supplied by Willem de Kempeneer, one of the foremost Brussels entrepreneurs, Bess’s tapestries have an unknown maker’s ...
Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire is a stunning Elizabethan country house. A veritable time capsule, little has changed at Hardwick, and much of its furniture and interiors are those Bess herself would have known. It is a Tudor treasure trove and a must-see for anyone who loves Tudor buildings and authentic sixteenth-century interiors.
10 de mar. de 2020 · Hardwick Hall. Elizabeth Talbot, Condesa de Shrewsbury (1527-1608), conocida como Bess de Hardwick fue una noble inglesa, que construyó tres grandes obras de la época isabelina: Chatsworth, Hardwick Hall y Oldcotes, fue contemporánea de Andrea Palladio. Se destacó realizando negocios incluyendo la minería y talleres de producción de vidrios.
DIED: February 13, 1608 • Derbyshire, England. English landowner. Elizabeth Hardwick, known as Bess of Hardwick, rose from modest origins to become the wealthiest woman in Elizabethan England after the queen herself. Bess owned enormous estates on which she built magnificent great houses that made her famous throughout the country.
En 1549 la parcela fue adquirida por un tesorero de Enrique VIII, William Cavendish, quien siguió los consejos de su esposa Bess de Hardwick para mudarse aquí desde su residencia en Suffolk. Iniciaron en 1553 la construcción de una nueva casa a orillas del río Derwent, y aunque Cavendish falleció cuatro años después, su viuda prosiguió las obras y las terminó en la década siguiente.
4 de ago. de 2021 · Bess of Hardwick: The Early Years. Elizabeth of Hardwick, more commonly known as Bess of Hardwick, was born around 1527, and was the fourth daughter of John Hardwick and his wife, Elizabeth Leake. Bess’ parents owned land in and around Hardwick, Derbyshire, as well as a manor house on the site of Hardwick Old Hall.
