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26 de nov. de 2021 · Bess of Hardwick’s 4th husband In 1568, Bess really hit the social jackpot by marrying George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury. Husband number four was one of the richest men in the kingdom, a widower with seven children and several properties dotted across the midlands and the north, and one of the Queen’s leading Protestant aristocratic allies.
The letters of the indomitable Elizabethan matriarch and dynast Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury (c.1527-1608, known as ‘Bess of Hardwick’), provide an unparalleled historical resource. Her letters number almost 250 items of correspondence (over 70 of which are from Elizabeth Talbot, mainly written in her own hand) include over 60 ...
During her lifetime Bess built two great country houses which are still admired today--Chatsworth and Hardwick--and fulfilled her lifetime's ambition of founding a great dynasty. By the end of the 19th century, her blood was flowing through most of the aristocratic families of England, and she more than guaranteed her status as one of the most remarkable women in Tudor history.
The letter is from 2 January 1576/7 and regards Bess's new year's gift to the Queen of a dress. While a dress was not, of itself, an unusual choice of gift for the Queen, Elizabeth Wingfield's letter describes how this particular dress caused an absolute sensation. As the dress no longer survives we can only imagine, from the reaction reported ...
Biographie. Elle est la fille de John Hardwick (v.1487-1528) de Hardwick dans le Derbyshire, et de Élisabeth Leake [1].. Mariée quatre fois, elle est l'ancêtre des ducs de Devonshire et des ducs de Newcastle, de par son mariage avec William Cavendish, son 2 e mari.
Chapter 1: Youth & First Marriage. Elizabeth, or Bess, as she is popularly known, was born during the early 1520s to John Hardwick, a small landowner of Hardwick, Derbyshire and Elizabeth Leake. Her actual birthdate is unknown – from as early as 1521 to as late as 1527 have been postulated. The Hardwicks had been established at Hardwick Hall ...
19 de dic. de 2020 · Elizabeth Hardwick was born somewhere between 1521 and 1527, to John Hardwick of Derbyshire and his wife Elizabeth. John died in 1527 and most of his modestly prosperous estate went to the crown, until his son would come of age. As she was not necessarily from a privileged upbringing, Bess’ ambition began to develop as young as 16, believing ...
