Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
under William Cavendish
Elizabeth Talbot Countess of Shrewsbury
Standard Name: Shrewsbury, Elizabeth Talbot,,, Countess of
Used Form: Bess of Hardwick
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Family and Intimate relationships | Elizabeth (Cavendish) Egerton Countess of Bridgewater | Elizabeth Cavendish's father, William Cavendish, Viscount Mansfield (later Duke of Newcastle)
, was a grandson of the almost legendary Bess of Hardwick
. He is remembered as a horsemaster, a patron of literature and the... |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Lady Jane Cavendish | Lady Jane's father, William Cavendish (later Duke of Newcastle)
, was a grandson of Bess of Hardwick
, and was from his youth a courtier and a horseman of exceptional skill. |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Lady Arbella Stuart | LAS
, tired of living cooped up under her grandmother
's eye, wrote to propose to Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford
, that she should marry his grandson Edward. Stuart, Lady Arbella. “Introduction and Textual Introduction”. The Letters of Lady Arbella Stuart, edited by Sara Jayne Steen et al., Oxford University Press, 1994, pp. 1-113. 27-9 |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Lady Arbella Stuart | LAS
's mother, born Elizabeth Cavendish
, was a daughter of Bess of Hardwick
; she died on 21 January 1582. Stuart, Lady Arbella. “Introduction and Textual Introduction”. The Letters of Lady Arbella Stuart, edited by Sara Jayne Steen et al., Oxford University Press, 1994, pp. 1-113. 11, 16 |
| Performance of text | Naomi Jacob | She mentions two historical one-acters which she later wrote, both on Scottish themes. One, about Bonnie Prince Charlie
as a tired, disappointed exile after his attempt on the throne, was staged by the Scottish National Players |
| politics | Lady Arbella Stuart | A plan by LAS
to escape from her confinement at Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire was foiled by her grandmother, Bess of Hardwick
. Stuart, Lady Arbella. “Introduction and Textual Introduction”. The Letters of Lady Arbella Stuart, edited by Sara Jayne Steen et al., Oxford University Press, 1994, pp. 1-113. 42-3 |
| Textual Features | Sarah Murray | Murray then divides her volume into three parts: A Guide to the Lakes . . . and . . . the West Riding of Yorkshire, A Guide to the Beauties of Scotland, and... |
| Textual Production | Elizabeth Cavendish Duchess of Devonshire | Her subjects include such remarkable women as Bess of Hardwick
and her own friend Germaine de Staël
. |
| Textual Production | Lady Arbella Stuart | LAS
wrote her earliest extant letter, to her Good Lady GrandmotherBess of Hardwick
. Stuart, Lady Arbella. The Letters of Lady Arbella Stuart. Editor Steen, Sara Jayne, Oxford University Press, 1994. 119 |
Timeline
1591: The construction of Hardwick Hall at Hardwick,...
Building item
1591
The construction of Hardwick Hall at Hardwick, Derbyshire, for Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury
("Bess of Hardwick"), was begun.
Guy, John. “The Tudor Age (1485-1603)”. Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, edited by Kenneth O. Morgan, Oxford University Press, 1984, pp. 223-85.
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