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21 de may. de 2024 · Margaret Cavendish’s husband, William Cavendish, the 1st Duke of Newcastle (1593–1676), was one of Bess of Hardwick’s grandsons, and therefore a cousin of the 2nd and 3rd Earls of Devonshire, both (confusingly) also called William Cavendish.
20 de may. de 2024 · Tras un destructivo incendio en 1851, la casa actual fue reconstruida y posteriormente vendida en 1893 por el duque de Westminster a William Astor, un plutócrata estadounidense. Su hijo Waldorf y la esposa de éste, Nancy, convirtieron Cliveden en un influyente centro social eduardiano que abarcaba los mundos político, cultural y empresarial de ambos lados del Atlántico.
Hace 1 día · In marrying William, Margaret was marrying a world of educational opportunities, and a man with the connections – and social strength – to make publication possible. Lord Cavendish with His Wife Margaret in the Garden of Rubens in Antwerp (1662) by Gonzales Coques. Courtesy Wikipedia
Hace 3 días · May 26, 2024. In the firmament of 17th century England, one woman shone like a blazing star, illuminating the worlds of literature, philosophy, and science with her brilliant mind and unconventional spirit. Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle (1623-1673), was a true luminary of her age, a prolific writer whose works challenged the gender ...
Hace 1 día · There’s a chance it was done by Cavendish herself: she and William owned this exact copy. Cavendish is connected, too, to reams of other little-known women’s writing, from the letters of women in her circle about the struggles of child mortality, to the poems and plays written by her stepdaughters during the Civil War.
3 de may. de 2024 · The Chatsworth House is a beautiful estate located in Bakewell in the United Kingdom, and has been the home of the Cavendish family for almost 500 years. Sir William Cavendish, an English nobleman, politician, and courtier, purchased the manor in 1549.
2 de may. de 2024 · The house, a classical mansion built by Hugh May, had been purchased by William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire in 1697 and subsequently renamed Devonshire House. On 16 October 1733, the former Berkeley House, while undergoing refurbishment, was destroyed by fire. The cause was attributed to careless labourers.[1]
