Bess of Hardwick: the greatest social climber of the Elizabethan age! #bessofhardwick #hardwickhall #chatsworth #derbyshire #historywithamy #womenshistory #elizabethi #Tudors #historylovers #history | History with Amy

Bess of Hardwick rose from modest beginnings to become one of the richest women in England. 💰 Married four times, she turned each match into power, land, and influence, always on her own terms. 🏰 Builder of Hardwick Hall and ally to queens, Bess shaped Tudor England through sheer will and sharp ambition. ⚔️ A woman who refused to stay in her place. ✨ | History Roadshow

This isn’t a house… it’s a victory lap in stone. 📍 Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England. Built in the 1590s by Bess of Hardwick, this is one of the boldest statements of wealth and ambition in Elizabethan England. She rose from modest beginnings to become one of the richest women in the country — and Hardwick was her masterpiece. It’s often called England’s finest prodigy house: a showpiece home designed to impress, built for status, spectacle, and royal-level attention. And those windows? They w

Caves, castles and cafés… 🏰☕️✨Spend a day with us in Bolsover! First Stop: Bolsover Castle accessible by bus! 💚🏰 Uniquely embedded with history around every corner. In the ‘Little Castle’ learn stories of the past and meaning behind the beautiful paintings across the ceilings and walls 🖼️ Second Stop: Hardwick Hall @nationaltrust, known for being Malfoy Manor in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 🪄 rising from the ashes of Bess of Hardwick and George Shrewsbury’s marriage, the Hall is pre