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Bess of Hardwick: First Lady of Chatsworth
Mary S. Lovell
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Description for Bess of Hardwick: First Lady of Chatsworth
Paperback. * A biography of one of the most remarkable women of the Tudor era - next to Queen Elizabeth the most powerful woman in England. Num Pages: 576 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 37. Weight in Grams: 456.
Bess of Hardwick was one of the most remarkable women of the Tudor era. Gently-born in reduced circumstances, she was married at 15, wedded at 16 and still a virgin. At 19 she married a man more than twice her age, Sir William Cavendish, a senior auditor in King Henry VIII's Court of Augmentations. Responsible for seizing church properties for the crown during the Dissolution, Cavendish enriched himself in the process. During the reign of King Edward VI, Cavendish was the Treasurer to the boy king and sisters and he and Bess moved in the highest levels of society. They ... Read more
Bess of Hardwick was one of the most remarkable women of the Tudor era. Gently-born in reduced circumstances, she was married at 15, wedded at 16 and still a virgin. At 19 she married a man more than twice her age, Sir William Cavendish, a senior auditor in King Henry VIII's Court of Augmentations. Responsible for seizing church properties for the crown during the Dissolution, Cavendish enriched himself in the process. During the reign of King Edward VI, Cavendish was the Treasurer to the boy king and sisters and he and Bess moved in the highest levels of society. They ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
576
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349115894
SKU
V9780349115894
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About Mary S. Lovell
Mary Lovell is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. She is the author of seven previous biographies including the bestselling THE MITFORD GIRLS.
Reviews for Bess of Hardwick: First Lady of Chatsworth
Lovell rehabilitates Bess's reputation, showing that she was shrewd rather than shrewish, kind rather than cold THE TIMES This wonderfully researched book is an intimate portrait of [Bess's] life and a vivid insight into life in Tudor society SUNDAY EXPRESS Lovell has excelled at bringing the Tudor Age to exuberant life... altogether this is a rattling good read Hugh Massingberd, ... Read more