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13 de dic. de 2021 · Between 1587 and 1596, Bess achieved her most famous feat: the building of Hardwick Hall, a prime example of a prodigy house. Hardwick sits proudly upon a hill elevated within a large expanse of land, dominating all its surroundings. Built next to the house she grew up in, Hardwick Old Hall, it reflects Bess' ambition at the advanced age of 70 ...
Bess of Hardwick's letters, which number almost 250 items of correspondence, bring to life her extraordinary story and allow us to eavesdrop on her world. Her letters allow us to reposition Bess as a complex woman of her times, immersed in the literacy and textual practices of everyday life, as her correspondence extends from servants, friends and family, to queens and officers of state.
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.
30 de mar. de 2021 · Hear the story of Bess of Hardwick who rose from a modest background to become a close friend of Queen Elizabeth I, keeper and confidant to Mary Queen of Sco...
- 7 min
- 1817
- Chesterfield Borough Council
Elizabeth Hardwick, more popularly known as Bess of Hardwick, was the daughter of John Hardwick and Elizabeth Leeke and was born in 1527. The Hardwicks were a prosperous Derbyshire gentry family. Her father died in 1528 and her mother remarried, marrying Ralph Leche of Chatsworth. Bess is today remembered as a builder of great houses, including Chatsworth, Hardwick Hall and Oldcotes. Her name ...
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.
31 de oct. de 2023 · Hardwick’s history is closely associated with the lady who built it, born Elizabeth Hardwick, who became Countess of Shrewsbury, known to many simply as ‘Bess of Hardwick’. Born on the site of Hardwick Old Hall, Bess rose to a position of great power within Elizabethan society. The very fact that Hardwick was built is a sure sign of Bess ...
