#Elizabethan #PowerPlayer
Besides the queen, Bess of Hardwick was the wealthiest woman in #ElizabethanEngland. She outlived 4 husbands, rising in status with each one as she shrewdly managed her growing portfolio of properties. Learn more about this fascinating businesswoman, featured in our current exhibition How to Be a Power Player: Tudor Edition

Social climbing was a competitive sport in #TudorEngland, requiring a complex range of skills, strategies, and techniques.
https://www.folger.edu/whats-on/power-player-exhibition/?utm_source=wordfly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ShakespearePlus30Jul2025&utm_content=version_A&promo=

Zeitgeist Or Induced Collective Psychosis?
https://medium.com/@silkester/zeitgeist-or-induced-collective-psychosis-2698d2d5edf5

#zeitgeist #CollectivePsychosis #ManufacturedConsent #Propaganda #IllusoryTruth #SarmBehaviour #Conspiracies #EdwardBernays #MassMedia #Society #people #Politics #CorporateInterest #NationsInterest #PowerPlayer