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Isobel

Isobel blogs over at castlesandturret.com detailing historical houses, castles, and general day trips. Isobel also loves books and films; give her a historical romance and it would be a perfect afternoon. When it comes to her days off work, you can find Isobel outside and exploring as many places as she can with her partner!

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Isobel

Isobel blogs over at castlesandturret.com detailing historical houses, castles, and general day trips. Isobel also loves books and films; give her a historical romance and it would be a perfect afternoon. When it comes to her days off work, you can find Isobel outside and exploring as many places as she can with her partner!

Bess of Hardwick: The Second Wealthiest Woman in Tudor England (After the Queen)

April 2, 2024March 17, 2021 by Isobel

She turned family alliances and shrewd financial decisions into wealth and influence, building magnificent homes that made her ambition visible and preserved it for later generations.

Categories Other Tags 16th century women, english women, women entrepreneurs, women of the nobility 4 Comments
All the women the history books left out.
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