Bess of Hardwick

New perspectives

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, British, Nonfiction, History
Cover of the book Bess of Hardwick by , Manchester University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9781526101310
Publisher: Manchester University Press Publication: March 1, 2019
Imprint: Manchester University Press Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781526101310
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Publication: March 1, 2019
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Language: English

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.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

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.

More books from Manchester University Press

Cover of the book Church, state and social science in Ireland by
Cover of the book Performance and Spanish film by
Cover of the book Listen in terror by
Cover of the book Localizing global sport for development by
Cover of the book Pockets of resistance by
Cover of the book Labour and working-class lives by
Cover of the book Games are not by
Cover of the book Negotiating nursing by
Cover of the book Decentring France by
Cover of the book The stadium century by
Cover of the book Spenserian allegory and Elizabethan biblical exegesis by
Cover of the book The ideology of the extreme right by
Cover of the book Unfolding Irish landscapes by
Cover of the book Henri-Georges Clouzot by
Cover of the book Operation Demetrius and its aftermath by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy