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During which period were many stately homes built?
Elizabethan
period
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What created wealth and vacant land for the gentry?
The Dissolution of the Monasteries
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What is Hardwick Hall an example of?
An
Elizabethan
country house
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When was Hardwick Hall built?
Between
1590
and
1597
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Who built Hardwick Hall?
Elizabeth Hardwick
,
Countess of Shrewsbury
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What was Bess of Hardwick known as?
Bess
of
Hardwick
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Who first built the house and garden of Hardwick Hall?
Sir William Cavendish
and
Bess of Hardwick
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How much did Bess pay to bring Hardwick Hall back from Chancery?
£9,500
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What happened to Hardwick Hall after Cavendish died?
Bess'
brother owned it until imprisoned
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What did Bess do from 1585 to 1590?
Enlarged
and
remodelled
the house
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What was Bess of Hardwick's social status?
A member of the
gentry
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How many times was Bess married?
Four
times
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How did Bess' marriages contribute to her wealth?
Provided wealth to transform
Hardwick Hall
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Who was Bess' first husband?
Sir William Cavendish
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What was the source of Cavendish's wealth?
The Dissolution of the Monasteries
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Who was Bess' third husband?
Sir William St Loes
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What did Bess' final marriage provide her?
Higher
social status and wealth
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What industries did Shrewsbury own?
Agricultural land, coal mines,
glassworks
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Why did Bess remodel Hardwick Hall?
Her relationship with
Shrewsbury
broke down
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What role did Bess and Shrewsbury have with Elizabeth I?
Guarding
Mary Queen of Scots
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How did Elizabeth I support Bess?
During Bess' relationship breakdown with
Shrewsbury
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When did the Earl of Shrewsbury die?
In
1590
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How old was Bess when the Earl died?
In her
60s
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What was Bess' status after the Earl's death?
One of the richest people in
England
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What qualities was Bess known for?
Hardworking
,
organised
, good businesswoman
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What did Bess demonstrate about the gentry class?
They were becoming increasingly
wealthy
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How is Bess' wealth and status demonstrated?
Throughout
Hardwick Hall
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Who was Robert Smythson?
An
architect
and surveyor
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What was new about the role of architect during the Elizabethan period?
It was a newly established
profession
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Where did Smythson work as a stonemason?
Longleat House
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What inspired Smythson's designs?
Renaissance
architecture
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Where is Hardwick Hall located?
In
Derbyshire
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How far is Hardwick Hall from London?
150 miles
north
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What was built next to Hardwick Hall?
Hardwick Old Hall
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Who owned Hardwick Old Hall?
Bess' father,
John Hardwick
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What type of house was Hardwick Old Hall?
A
mediaeval
manor house
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What did Bess do to Hardwick Old Hall?
Renovated
it
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How did Bess' estate utilize the local area?
Through farming, mining, and
factories
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What animals did Bess farm?
Sheep
and
cattle
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What was done with the meat and food from the animals?
Sent to the
house kitchens
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