Bess of Hardwick by Lovell, Mary S. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover ALSO BY MARY S. LOVELL Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents The Family Tree of Bess of Hardwick Introduction 1 Merrie England 1520–40 2 Child Bride, Child Widow 1540–7 3 Lady Cavendish 1547 4 Family Matters 1547–51 5 Dangerous Times 1552–6 6 ‘Your Poor Friend’ 1556–8 7 Sir William St Loe 1518–58 8 ‘My Own Sweet Bess’ 1559–61 9 Lady St Loe in Trouble 1561–5 10 A Very Eligible Widow 1565–9 11 A Difficult Guest 1569–73 12 A Dangerous Match 1574–5 13 Raising Arbella 1576–8 14 Enough to Alienate the Heart 1578–81 15 Discord 1582–4 16 No Winners 1585–6 17 Death of a Queen 1586–90 18 The Dowager Countess 1590–2 19 More Window than Wall 1592–9 20 ‘In Perfect Health and Good Memory’ 1600–02 21 Sharper than a Serpent’s Tooth 1602–03 22 End of an Era 1603–08 23 A Long Arm…1608 et seq. 1: Discussion of Bess of Hardwick’s Date of Birth 2: The Office of Wards 3: Sir William Cavendish’s Statement to the Star Chamber, August 1557 4: What happened to Bess’s Children and Grandchildren 5: Extract from Tree Showing the Relationship between the Brandons and the Hardwicks 6: The Stepchildren of Bess of Hardwick Family Tree: Selective Tree Showing the Heirs of Henry VII Notes Bibliography Acknowledgements

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