hardwick hall
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- Created on: 10-03-18 09:30
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- Hardwick Hall
- location
- Derbyshire near chesterfield
- Where she was born
- in the countryside
- not close to anything very secluded
- Bess Hardwick
- Countess of shrewbury
- married 4 times
- 2nd marriage brought chatsworth house
- 4th marriage brought title countess
- second wealthiest woman in England
- good friends with the queen
- all about status and power
- everything showed her wealth
- 8 children
- Why was it built?
- started to argue with 4th husband earl of shrewsbury
- he effectively kicked her out
- her granddaughter Arabella had a claim to the throne
- place for her to show off to royalty
- started to argue with 4th husband earl of shrewsbury
- Key Features
- symmetrical on all 4 sides
- height of ceilings came progressively higher
- bottom lowest for servants
- middle her floor higher
- top floor highest for royalty if visited
- more glass than wall
- lots of tiny pieces for one big pane
- modern design & structure
- didn't have wooden shutters
- coat of arms and initials on each tower
- 6 turrets
- lots of colourful tapestries
- colour meant wealth
- long galleries
- full of portraits
- location
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