Bess of Hardwick was one of the most extraordinary figures of Elizabethan England. She was born the daughter of a country squire. But by the end of her long life (which a recent redating of her birth suggests was even longer than previously thought) she was the richest woman in England outside the r...

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Weitere Verfasser:	Hopkins, Lisa 1962- (HerausgeberIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Manchester Manchester University Press [2019]
Schlagworte:	Talbot, Elizabeth > ca. 1518/20-1608 Shrewsbury, Elizabeth Hardwick Talbot / Countess of / 1527?-1608 Countesses / England / Biography Great Britain / History / Elizabeth, 1558-1603 England / Social life and customs / 16th century England / Social life and customs / 17th century Countesses England Great Britain 1558-1603 Biography History Biografie Aufsatzsammlung
Zusammenfassung:	Bess of Hardwick was one of the most extraordinary figures of Elizabethan England. She was born the daughter of a country squire. But by the end of her long life (which a recent redating of her birth suggests was even longer than previously thought) she was the richest woman in England outside the royal family, had risen to the rank of countess and seen two of her daughters do the same and had built one of the major 'prodigy houses' of the period. While married to her fourth husband, the Earl of Shrewsbury, she had been jailer to Mary, Queen of Scots, and her granddaughter by her second marriage, Lady Arbella Stuart, was of royal blood and might have succeeded to the throne of England. This wide-ranging collection brings out the full range of her activities and impact
Beschreibung:	x, 210 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:	9781526101297