1500s Elizabethan Prodigy House - Hardwick Hall: The Extraordinary Story of Bess of Hardwick

Explore the magnificent Hardwick Hall, an Elizabethan architectural masterpiece built by the extraordinary Bess of Hardwick. From her humble beginnings to becoming one of the most powerful women in 16th-century England, Bess's story is a tale of female empowerment, politics, and ambition. Discover the secrets hidden within the lavish glass facades, exquisite plasterwork, and grandiose rooms that proclaimed her wealth and status. Join us on an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour and unravel the fascinating history of this breathtaking National Trust property.
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[@jameydupuy9280]

My great grandmother first told me of Bess of Hardwick when I was 6 years old. She has been my favorite historical figure- male or female- ever since! ❤❤❤ thank you. I was so excited to see a show on her as I have already read every book I could find over the years. ❤

[@desierhart7176]

The place is very beautiful with lots of windows allowing natural light to come through.

[@timothylaws4549]

how very beautiful

[@amandastubbs910]

So beautiful place

[@jilltagmorris]

Loved this and hadn't seen it before either!❤

[@thomashiggins1466]

Hardwick Hall- more glass than wall...

[@jphanks]

Oh the irony! I just watched a National Trust documentary on Hardwick Hall this morning!

[@marciaoh7056]

It's the KZbin algorithm. Now that you've watched a second one you'll be flooded with them. And then the ones about random castles and palaces follow. And also prominent figures from British royalty. I like the YT algorithm system. It saves me the searching time wasted for stuff I like. And also introduces me to thing I never knew existed.

[@ShakesSphere]

It's astonishing that it survived, given the unseen window tax instituted in 1696 !! That's a lot of tax, there!!!

[@butlercreek4583]

I can only imagine what the temperature extremes must be like in the winter.. impossible to heat above freezing!🥶

[@ShakesSphere]

@butlercreek4583 those deeply set shutters help a lot. Wish we had such thick walls here, as well as the real shutters!

[@marciaoh7056]

​@@butlercreek4583 Not impossible. Just insanely expensive.

[@RoderickFernandez-ps5ci]

Please keep in touch whenever I need things straightened out I'm going to come to you thank you very much

[@ds4101]

So, you had to go up a hidden staircase, exit out a tiny door, walk across the roof to get to the individual, highest rooms at each corner of the manor?

[@alishahardwick2764]

I'm a hardwick

[@debbiefortin8440]

If Bess Hardwick built the castle, what do the initials ES stand for?

[@Liberal.Linda.]

Elizabeth (countess of) Shrewsbury, Bess' actual name with title.

[@tiomoidofangle102]

... more glass than wall....

[@be5952]

For those who don't want to sit through the endless repetition of the introduction, the actual presentation starts at ~3:28. (Why? Just why? Anything longer than, maybe, 20 seconds is just tedious and annoying. The documentary will tell us everything you're blathering on about in the intro. It's like a 3 1/2 minute ad... *but we're already watching!* )

[@ShakesSphere]

This states a Chas Stuart as being a grandson of Henry VIII... NOPE!! That is incorrect!!

[@RoderickFernandez-ps5ci]

Well that why don't you explain it for some of us novices

[@00keziah]

@@RoderickFernandez-ps5ci Henry the Viii was succeeded by Elizabeth I (the virgin queen) she was succeeded by James the I of Scotland. His mother Mary was beheaded by Elizabeth but did have the right to the throne as her Grandfather was HenryVi. Elizabeth put James as her successor.

[@michaelreece2966]

Even Renee-sance isn’t correct for the Kings English. It was the Renaissance.

[@Thepourdeuxchanson]

Runnay sahnse

[@langyd4518]

what on earth?? a red winged dragon and lion with a crown is the royal coat of arms? in Biblical imagery the dragon is symbol of Satan and the Lion is a symbol of Christ. Also I noticed in the tapestry of the table with with nobility that there are smaller people to the side and standing around the table, and musicians, servants, some appear to be dancers, and among these just below the table there are figures in pairs, light colored figures with wings and right next to them what looks like their counterpart but a figure that is black from head to toe, what on earth?? Or should we say, not of the earth? that is just odd why not paint people being helped and served and bettered by the ruling classes. this reminds me of how the ruling classes of this time would adopt the church as a sign that they were ruling and divine, yet at the same time taking advantage of the lower classes and even killing off whole populations of people with different religious views because it threatened their hold on things, something governments have done since the beginning of history. you will know them by their fruits (Matthew 7:15) these tapestries are similar even to what is depicted in the art of the kings of ancient Egypt. this time period was a time of gratuitous waste and abuses by the ruling classes, as evidenced by these very buildings, and this is why these systems collapsed and republics emerged among the populations. the leadership in the modern world could take a lesson from this, currently, because it’s starting to repeat the same mistakes. and this is the same pattern that repeats itself all throughout recorded history. nations are born, they grow, they become empires and then they begin to take advantage of the people. One sign that that a culture has reached this tipping point is gratuitous, growth, riches, spending and abuse of the ruling class when it has grow too large and been in charge too long. expect the collapse that needs to happen next.

[@SayYoJ]

🤓🤓🤓 🙄

[@lecaprice2572]

Humility, gratitude and compassion could have kept those in control of the economy in a better state of ethical and spiritual balance. Alas when 1% controls 90% of the assets and when they master gaming the political system, then, without an inner moral compass they begin to believe that they are the masters of the universe. The low level ego takes over and we have to “buckle our seat belts” for the inevitable reversal of fortunes 🔮…