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Elizabeth Cavendish, later Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury (née Hardwick; c. 1521 – 13 February 1608), known as Bess of Hardwick, of Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, was a notable figure of Elizabethan English society. By a series of well-made marriages, she rose to the highest levels of English nobility and became enormously wealthy.
Mar 22, 2022 · Bess of Hardwick: a brief biography. Born: An unknown date in 1527, the same year that Henry VIII petitioned the Pope to have his marriage to Katherine of Aragon annulled. Death: 13 February 1608. Bess died at her beloved Hardwick Hall – she was around eighty-one years old, an astonishingly old age by the standards of the time.
Groundbreaking female archaeologists. Women and Garden Design. 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.
Dec 13, 2021 · The life and legacy of Bess of Hardwick. Posted 13 Dec 2021, by Evie Nicholson. This decade marks five hundred years since the birth of Elizabeth Cavendish – better known as ' Bess of Hardwick ' or Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury.
3. Bess of Harwick's tomb at Derby Cathedral. Bess of Hardwick was one of the most powerful and wealthy women in Elizabethan England, second only to the Queen. She was a shrewd business woman, increasing her assets with numerous enterprises and properties.
Aug 4, 2021 · Through four marriages, Bess of Hardwick managed to become increasingly powerful and by her death was Tudor England’s second most wealthy woman after Elizabeth Bess of Hardwick was one of the most prominent women who lived during the Elizabethan period.
Dec 21, 2012 · Elizabeth, countess of Shrewsbury (c1522-1608), known as ‘Bess of Hardwick’, is one of Elizabethan England’s most famous figures. She is renowned as a matriarch and dynast and perhaps best...
