Bess Of Hardwick
First Lady of Chatsworth
$34.15
- Paperback
576 pages
- Release Date
30 October 2006
Summary
Bess of Hardwick was one of the most remarkable women of the Tudor era. Gently-born in reduced circumstances, she was married at 15 and when she was widowed at 16, she was 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 th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349115894 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349115893 |
| Author: | Mary S. Lovell |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 576 |
| Release Date: | 30 October 2006 |
| Weight: | 480g |
| Dimensions: | 129mm x 197mm x 38mm |
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This wonderfully researched book is an intimate portrait of [Bess’s] life and a vivid insight into life in Tudor society
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 EXPRESSLovell has excelled at bringing the Tudor Age to exuberant life… altogether this is a rattling good read - Hugh Massingberd, MAIL ON SUNDAYThe best account yet available of this shrewd, enigmatic and remarkable woman - SUNDAY TIMESAbout The Author
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.
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