New exhibition explores life of Tudor England's Bess of Hardwick through voices of modern women

Have you ever been told you're too ambitious? Have you ever experienced great loss and heartbreak? Have you overcome adversity when others doubted and spread lies about you? Then you are Bess.

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Derbyshire woman Robyn Riggans who set up WORTH (Women On The Road To Healing) sits along side Channel Four broadcaster Cathy Newman in the exhibition.placeholder image
Derbyshire woman Robyn Riggans who set up WORTH (Women On The Road To Healing) sits along side Channel Four broadcaster Cathy Newman in the exhibition.
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