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Bess of Hardwick
"Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury (c. 1521[1]? 13 February 1608), known as Bess of Hardwick, was the daughter of John Hardwick, of Derbyshire and Elizabeth Leeke, daughter of Thomas Leeke and Margaret Fox. She was married four times, firstly to Robert Barlow, who died in his teens; secondly to the courtier Sir William Cavendish; thirdly to Sir William St Loe; and lastly to George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, sometime keeper to the captive Mary, Queen of Scots. An accomplished needlewoman, Bess hosted Mary at Chatsworth House for extended periods in 1569, 1570, and 1571, during which time they worked together on the Oxburgh Hangings. In 1601, Bess ordered an inventory of the household furnishings including textiles at her three properties at Chatsworth, Hardwick and Chelsea, which survives, and in her will she bequeathed these items to her heirs to be preserved in perpetuity. The 400-year-old collection, now known as the Hardwick Hall textiles, is the largest collection of tapestry, embroidery, canvaswork, and other textiles to have been preserved by a single private family."--Wikipedia.
The Handbook of British Architectural Styles
A perfect pocket guide for visiting stately homes, cathedrals, castles and other old buildings in Britain. Separate sections divide architecture into six chronological periods, each with an introduction to the history of the period, brief notes on the architects and styles with typical examples of the buildings throughout Britain that are open to the public.
The Smythson Circle
"'The Smythson cirle' is the absorbing story stretching from 1541 to 1614, charting the creation of the first Renaissance buildings in England. David N. Durant, author of the acclaimed 'Bess of Hardwick', describes how Longleat, Chatsworth, Wollaton Hall, Old and New Hardwick Halls and Bolsover Castle came to be built in this pivotal period in English architectural history which marked the transition from the Gothic building style predominant until then. Bess of Hardwick, who, after Queen Elizabeth I was the most powerful woman in England at the time, is a central character as one of the foremost patrons of this astonishing burst of activity. But this is also the story of a host of unsung he...
Where Queen Elizabeth Slept and What the Butler Saw
Explores how people lived, what they ate, how they spoke, how they dressed, what games they played, and how their homes looked.
The Good Church Guide
For centuries, as well as being places of worship and refuge, churches have provided permanent and reliable signposts for passing travellers and students of history. In making his selection of the 1000 churches throughout England, Scotland and Wales that he considers most worth visiting, David N. Durant has concentrated on the little-known and often surprising treasures to be found inside town and village churches and chapels. Here are details of where you can discover maiden garlands, the seven Norman Tournai marble fonts, paintings by Rubens, Van Dyck and Stanley Spencer, as well as the most interesting tombs and monuments, furniture and wall paintings, hatchments, helms and armour. These churches are a unique part of our heritage and deserve to be visited and explored, and preserved for future generations.
Pens and Needles
The Renaissance woman, whether privileged or of the artisan or the middle class, was trained in the expressive arts of needlework and painting, which were often given precedence over writing. Pens and Needles is the first book to examine all these forms as interrelated products of self-fashioning and communication. Because early modern people saw verbal and visual texts as closely related, Susan Frye discusses the connections between the many forms of women's textualities, including notes in samplers, alphabets both stitched and penned, initials, ciphers, and extensive texts like needlework pictures, self-portraits, poetry, and pamphlets, as well as commissioned artwork, architecture, and in...
Where Queen Elizabeth Slept & what the Butler Saw
A book of trivia for history buffs explores how people lived, what they ate, how they spoke, how they dressed, what games they played, and how their homes looked, from the sixteenth century to the present day. 15,000 first printing.
Ralegh's Lost Colony
The author believes that the colony did not settle at the present Fort Raleigh National Historic Site at Roanoke Island, North Carolina, but was probably further down the island near the town of Manteo. The colonists built a fort in 1585 and lived there until it was found abandoned in 1590.
Impersonations
A provocative exploration of gender in the Renaissance, from theatrical cross-dressing to cultural subversion.
