Devices and Desires

The remarkable story of Bess of Hardwick, her ascent through Elizabethan society and the houses she built that shaped British architectural history. Wealth took concrete form in her passion for building and she oversaw every stage of the construction of her four country houses: Chatsworth, Hardwick Old Hall, Hardwick New Hall and Owlcotes.

Povestea remarcabila a lui Bess din Hardwick, ascensiunea ei prin societatea elizabetana si casele pe care le-a construit care au modelat istoria arhitecturala britanica. Bogatia a luat forma concreta in pasiunea ei pentru constructie si a supravegheat fiecare etapa a constructiei celor patru case de la tara: Chatsworth, Hardwick Old Hall, Hardwick New Hall si Owlcotes.