Others provide candid detail about Bess's troubled marriage to her fourth husband, George Talbot. Nigel Wright, Hardwick Hall's collections manager, said: "The nice thing about these letters is ...

However, following Talbot’s death in 1590, Bess commissioned architect Robert Smythson to build a new Hardwick Hall, an English interpretation of Italian Renaissance style, in 1590-97.

Conservation of the panels—bought by Elizabethan noblewoman Bess of Hardwick—has been National Trust's "most lengthy and expensive textile project" ...

Bess of Hardwick, who was married four times, commissioned the building of Hardwick New Hall – almost unheard of for a woman in Elizabethan society to do. Advertisement. Hide Ad.

A unique insight into the political intrigues of Elizabethan England, as witnessed first-hand by “Bess of Hardwick”. Bess was the closest female friend and Lady-in-Waiting to Elizabeth I and, at the ...

This special new film reveals an extraordinary Tudor life-story and an amazing creation. We meet the extraordinary Bess of Hardwick and go inside the incredible home she built, a spectacular ...

Others provide candid detail about Bess's troubled marriage to her fourth husband, George Talbot. Nigel Wright, Hardwick Hall's collections manager, said: "The nice thing about these letters is ...

More than 200 letters sent and received by Bess of Hardwick during her eventful life are to go on display in Derbyshire. Let us know you agree to data collection on AMP.

More than 200 letters sent and received by Bess of Hardwick during her eventful life are to go on display in Derbyshire.