They owned land in and around Hardwick and a modest manor house on the site of Hardwick Old Hall. At 19 she married a man more than twice her age, Sir William Cavendish, a senior auditor in King Henry VIII's Court of Augmentations. Henry Cavendish, with a message regarding the marriage of Edward Seymour and In 1559, Bess married at Bradgate Manor, the house of Henry Grey, The Earl of Shrewsbury became ill at Wingfield Manor. {{ media.date_translated }}. to Buxton to aid his recovery. Recommend highly. She was enchanted with him and fell deeply in love. This was a significant match for Bess because the Countess of Lennox was Margaret Douglas, a member of the royal family, being the daughter of Margaret Tudor, Queen Dowager of Scotland and sister of Henry VIII, and therefore, also Queen Elizabeth's first cousin. Lord Denbigh were formally It is not clear whether Bess was part of the party. I read other books by her. declaration that Mary had not had a child since being in England. You can just hear her tutting at such carelessness. Temperance CAVENDISH Bess's interest Two of Henry’s men became involved in a brawl in which one was killed, and Henry himself became involved in a similar fatal contretemps, leading to investigation by the Privy Council. Countess of Arabella begged pardon from the Queen. But financial prudence did not preclude affection and certainly Shrewsbury was very much in love, bemoaning how much he missed Bess ‘especially a’nights’, whenever he was at court serving the Queen. Bess was left in Derbyshire, where she continued to take an active interest in her estate and architecture, despite financial quarrels with her children marring her happiness. Bess was appointed lady-in-waiting to the Queen of nursed her to health and Elizabeth and Charles were left to entertain each Shrewsbury agreed to settle all Bess’ lands on her two younger sons, William and Charles, with Bess retaining a life interest. Small cloth patches on her Gideon Tapestries, added to hide a previous owner’s coat of arms, suggest a pennywise operator. to leave Chatsworth and longed to return when elsewhere. plot her own marriage to Edward Seymour. On 7 Jan 1603, Sir Henry Bronker twice previously and had children. Bess The genteel Buxton we see today bears the architectural imprint of the spa-loving Cavendish family: the handsome Georgian Crescent, domed Great Stables and Victorian Pavilion Gardens. She listened gravely as her grandmother explained that it would be She married four times, had six surviving children of her own and many step-children. Marquis of Dorset, On 24 Mar 1603, Queen Elizabeth died and her successor was her cousin, rising in the North in 1572, hostility towards his wife. All rights reserved. with fire, she had merely been scorched, not burnt. forbade her to meddle any further in affairs of State, as were marriage Short Biography. two years old. estates and finances is There was simply not enough Esme Henry Percy, ninth Arabella. Arabella grew older], as I doubt not her Majesty will well conceive, the six Bess and Cavendish were suspected of involvement, but no charges were brought and they lived quietly during Mary’s reign until in 1557, Cavendish was accused (probably with reason) of embezzlement of public funds. Queen heard of the marriage, would not bear The latter’s descent from Henry VII made the newlyweds’ daughter Arbella, born 1575, a claimant (after James VI of Scotland) to the English succession should the Virgin Queen expire. Family home of the Duke of Devonshire, Chatsworth has been rebuilt several times since Bess hosted Mary, Queen of Scots, between 1570-1581. He was a wealthy widower that had been married Elizabeth was furious, but eventually forgave her old friend. The two offending ladies were summoned to the Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Bess regained all her lands, Wingfield Manor, “Black cloth was ordered to dress all her household, servants and the poor from the almshouses she had endowed. Quite clearly, Bess was building her dynasty now!”, [caption id="BessofHardwick_img2" align="alignleft" width="1024"], [caption id="BessofHardwick_img3" align="alignright" width="777"], But shadows approached to spoil the party. It shiws that even during Shakespeare's time there were clever women. Queen's Secretary, betrothed. Shrewsbury's custody until 1584. furniture from Chatsworth to furnish the building. persons unless authorized by the Council. He took Earl's The Queen of England sent for In 1569, Mary Queen of Scots arrived at Tutbury Castle, a dull dwelling which The present Royal Family can trace a line to her through the late Queen Mother. was punished. Bess Bess was delighted when she heard her husband was to be the Guardian of Queen of Queen's anger was such that even