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Bess of Hardwick : empire builder
Record details
- ISBN: 9780393062212 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 039306221X (hardcover)
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Physical Description:
xx, 555 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm
print - Edition: 1st American ed.
- Publisher: New York : Norton, 2006.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published as Bess of Hardwick : first lady of Chatsworth, 1527-1608, London : Little, Brown, 2005. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [529]-535) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Merrie England 1520-40 -- Child bride, child widow 1540-7 -- Lady Cavendish 1547 -- Family matters 1547-51 -- Dangerous times 1552-6 -- 'Your poor friend' 1556-8 -- Sir William St Loe 1518-58 -- 'My own sweet Bess' 1559-61 -- Lady St Loe in trouble 1561-5 -- A very eligible widow 1565-9 -- A difficult guest 1569-73 -- A dangerous match 1574-5 -- Raising Arbella 1576-8 -- Enough to alienate the heart 1578-81 -- Discord 1582-4 -- No winners 1585-6 -- Death of a queen 1586-90 -- The Dowager Countess 1590-2 -- More window than wall 1592-9 -- 'In perfect health and good memory' 1600-02 -- Sharper than a serpent's tooth 1602-03 -- End of an era 1603-08 -- A long arm ... 1608 et seq. -- Appendices : Discussion of Bess of Hardwick's date of birth ; The Office of Wards ; Sir William Cavendish's statement to the Star Chamber, August 1557 ; What happened to Bess's children and grandchildren ; Extract from tree showing the relationship between the Brandons and the Hardwicks ; The stepchildren of Bess of Hardwick -- Family tree : selective tree showing the heirs of Henry VII. |
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| Subject: | Shrewsbury, Elizabeth Hardwick Talbot Countess of 1527?-1608 Countesses Great Britain Biography Women landowners Great Britain Biography Great Britain History Elizabeth, 1558-1603 Biography |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Homer Public Library | 942.055 LOV (Text) | 000109510 | Nonfiction | Available | - |