In the recent film Mary, Queen of Scots Bess of Hardwick was played by Gemma Chan. I don't think this portrayal came close to doing this historical figure justice... here's why...

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Intro / Outro song: Silent Partner, "Greenery" [   • Greenery – Silent Partner (No Copyrig...  ]

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Images:

Portrait of Sir William Cavendish (circa 1547) by an unknown artist (possibly John Bettes)

Unknown Tudor Gentleman possibly Henry Cavendish by an unknown artist (1590). Held by the National Trust

Portrait of William Cavendish by an unknown artist (1576). Held by the National Trust

Portrait of Mary Cavendish by an unknown artist. Held by the National Trust

British (English) School or Livinus De Vogelaare’s portrait of Sir William St Loe – also classified as being Matthew Stuart, 4th Earl of Lennox (16th Century). Held by the National Trust, at Hardwick Hall.

Portrait of Lady Catherine Grey (c.15551560) by Levina Teerlinc

Portrait of Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford attributed to Hans Eworth (1565). From Sotheby’s

Richard Croft’s photograph of the ruins of the South Tower, Tutbury Castle

Painting of Pontefract Castle in the early 17th century, by Alexander Keirincx. From Pontefract Museum

Drawing of Sheffield Castle (reconstruction)

Russ Hamer’s photograph of Rufford Hall from the southwest corner

Rowland Lockey’s portrait of George Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury (1580). Held by the National Trust.

Portrait of Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury, known as Bess of Hardwick by an unknown artist (circa 1590). Held by the National Portrait Gallery

Portrait of Lady Grace Talbot by George Gower (1591). Held by the National Trust

Portrait of Gilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury from the workshop of William Segar (1596)

Nicholas Hilliard’s miniature portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots during her captivity (between 1578 and 1579). Held by the Victoria and Albert Museum

Portrait of the young Lady Arbella Stuart by an unknown artist (1577). Held by the National Trust

Robert Peake the elder’s portrait of Lady Arbella Stuart in later life (1605). Held by the Scottish National Portrait Gallery

Aerial photograph of New Hardwick Hall ©National Trust Images/John Miller

Photograph of New Hardwick Hall from the ground

Photograph of the interior of New Hardwick Hall by Tony Hisgett

The top storey of a pavilion at Hardwick Hall is surmounted by the letters "E" and "S", referring to Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury, the original owner by Giano at English Wikipedia

Quoted texts:

Horace Walpole (attrib.) poem on Bess of Harwick.