Bess of Hardwick 1527-1608: A Material Girl (Short Lives) - Softcover

Hubbard, Kate

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0571208002 ISBN 13: 9780571208005

Publisher: Short Books, 2001

Synopsis

With the spirit of an adventuress and the heart of a shopkeeper, Bess set out to leave her mark on 16th-century England...
A Derbyshire squire's daughter, she rose, via four well-chosen husbands, to become the second richest woman after Queen Elizabeth I. This is a story about mergers and acquisitions. It is also the story of one woman's quest - emerging triumphant from the wreckage of her final marriage - to build the most beautiful house in the country. In this sparkling biography, Kate Hubbard weaves the tale of Bess's life into the construction of Hardwick Hall itself, revealing it to be not just a work of architectural genius, but the expression of a towering, intractable personality.

About this title

From the Publisher:

With the spirit of an adventuress and the heart of a shopkeeper, Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury set out to leave her mark on 16th–century England. A Derbyshire squire’s daughter, she rose, via four well–chosen husbands, to become the second richest woman after Queen Elizabeth I. This is a story about mergers and acquisitions. It is also the story of one woman’s quest—emerging triumphant from the wreckage of her final marriage—to build the most beautiful house in the country. In this sparkling biography, Kate Hubbard weaves the tale of Bess’ life into the construction of Hardwick Hall itself, revealing it to be not just a work of architectural genius, but the expression of a towering, intractable personality.

About the Author:

Kate Hubbard works at Bloomsbury, and was the researcher for The Langhome Sisters by James Fox.

About this edition

• Publisher: Short Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0571208002
• ISBN 13: 9780571208005
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96