{"product_id":"bess-of-hardwick-mary-queen-lisa-hopkins-9783031893551","title":"Bess of Hardwick, Mary Queen of Scots, and the Cavendishes: Cultural Legacies of Captivity","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the cultural legacies of the fifteen years that Mary Queen of Scots spent as a prisoner in the household of Bess of Hardwick and her fourth husband, the Earl of Shrewsbury. It proposes four main areas of influence: first, that although Mary never visited Hardwick New Hall, the experience of keeping Mary captive affected the way that Bess conceived and furnished the house; second, that Mary's insistence on having copious meals ceremonially served to her can be traced in the recipe and remedy books of two of Bess's granddaughters; third, that Mary's status as royal prisoner is echoed in the life of a third granddaughter, Lady Arbella Stuart; and fourth, that the necessity of defending Cavendish-Talbot residences from attack informed the way that Bess's son Charles Cavendish built Bolsover Castle and coloured the way that two of Bess's great-granddaughters described their experiences during the English Civil War in a jointly authored play.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lisa Hopkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3031893557\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783031893551\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Lisa Hopkins","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47036595699967,"sku":"9783031893551","price":139.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ca904a8e-9a91-4747-8d5e-5141e7f4b3a1.jpg?v=1752638061","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bess-of-hardwick-mary-queen-lisa-hopkins-9783031893551","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}