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Anne Leighton grew up during the volatile period of political intrigue and religious fervour that marked the end of the...

Johanna St. John (1631-1705) married her distant cousin, Sir Walter St. John, 3rd Baronet, around 1651. This marriage...

You could be forgiven for not knowing who Valezina Frohawk was. She did not leave any mark on the Lydiard Estate, the...

On a recent visit to Salisbury Cathedral I discovered this magnificent memorial. I took a step back, well several infact as...

If you think your family is quarrelsome, spare a thought for the Royal family. No, not the present one. I’m talking about...

The magnificent tomb of Elizabeth, Lady Berkeley stands against the south wall of the chancel in the church of St. Dunstan...

Set in a niche in the church of St Michael at Ewyas Harold is this magnificent effigy, a survivor from the late...

Now I may be stretching the St. John connection too far with this Good Gentlewoman, but I hope you will humour me. When...

In the summer of 1897, the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire hosted a Fancy Dress Ball to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Diamond...

In 1752 Mary Meredith married Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers. Her parents must have been well pleased that their...