The title of today will be remembered by my UK readers, and I am here in Crich in Derbyshire with the Peak District high on the shooting list for the week. Today I started with a visit to the first stately home highlighted for the week, Hardwick Hall. For the historians, it was the home of Elizabeth Shrewsbury (Bess of Hardwick) who was Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth 1 in the Tudor period of English history, and the second richest woman in the Kingdom after the Queen. The home is truly grand, with some of the finest rooms I have seen. Luckily it was also a re-enactment day so plenty of people in Tudor costume which made some fine photographs to be posted on my web site next week. In the meantime here is a quick (uncorrected) sample.
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