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‘The Definitive Biography’ Roy Strongthe Remarkable Story Of Bess Hardwick Her Ascent Through Elizabethan Society And The Houses She Built That Shaped British Architectural History Born In 1521 Businesswoman Money-Lender Property Tycoon Lived An Astonishing Eighty-Seven Years Canny Choices Four Husbands A Will Steel Rose From Country Squire’s Daughter To Dowager Countess Establishing Herself As One Richest Most Powerful Women England Second Only Queen Elizabeth Forged Way Not Merely By Judicious Marriage But Shrewd Exploitation Whatever Assets Each Brought Wealth Took Concrete Form Passion For Building Oversaw Every Stage Construction Including New Hall Sole Surviving Which Stands Celebration Woman’s Triumphant Progress ‘A Dynamic Portrait Bess\ S Life ’ Bbc Magazine Σελίδες: 400 Διαστάσεις: 13X13Cm