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13 de jul. de 2016 · Royal Crown Derby has also created a special Bess of Hardwick five-petal tray, in memory of the woman who bequeathed a “dynasty of dukedoms.”. “She would have had to be tough to survive in the 16th century,” Entwistle says. “She has been accused of being manipulating, ruthless, unwomanly.
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 ...
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 ...
Bess wurde bekannt durch ihre Bauprojekte, besonders Hardwick Hall (“Hardwick Hall, more glass than wall”) und Chatsworth House, den heutigen Sitz der Dukes of Devonshire, die als Nachkommen von Bess und ihrem zweiten Mann immer noch den Familiennamen Cavendish tragen. Einzelnachweise
Elizabeth Hardwick, o Hardwicke, contessa di Shrewsbury, conosciuta con il nome di Bess di Hardwick (1527 – 13 febbraio 1608), è stata una nobildonna britannica figlia di John Hardwick. Fu una figura importante della società elisabettiana inglese del XVI secolo: con una serie di matrimoni ben fatti, salì ai più alti livelli della nobiltà inglese e divenne enormemente ricca.
Abstract. Bess of Hardwick was the most remarkable woman in Elizabethan England, of chief historic interest, after the two Queens, Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots, with both of whom she was intimately acquainted over years. She was the grandest woman builder England has ever known, having built the new Hardwick Hall — loveliest of ...
Bess of Hardwick. Rising from a modest background to become a friend of Elizabeth I and one of the richest women of her time, Bess was also a tireless and ambitious builder, whose houses symbolised her rise to wealth and power. Lived: 1527–1608. Field: Noblewoman and builder. Key fact: Survived four husbands and built two magnificent and ...
