Good Gentlewoman Blog posts Archive - Page 11 of 11

Published on: 20th May 2012

When William Cobbett visited Lydiard Tregoze on his fact finding tour of 1826 he observed that the estate had once been a...

Published on: 17th May 2012

It has to be said that the St John men didn't always make model husbands. Those who married into the family were also...

Published on: 12th May 2012

Louisa St John was born c1744 just as building work on Lydiard House drew to a close. The only surviving daughter of John,...

Published on: 10th May 2012

When Jane married Sir Henry Paulet St John in 1786 he got more than he bargained for – a fortune and a new...

Published on: 22nd April 2012

It’s hardly surprising that two of Barbara Castlemaine’s three daughters went off the rails. What is amusing is just...

Published on: 13th April 2012

Charles II’s mistress Barbara, Countess of Castlemaine, wasn’t big on exclusivity. She wasn’t what you’d call a...

Published on: 10th April 2012

When John met Lucy it wasn't her shy smile or her slender ankle that won his heart. John Hutchinson, a 22 year old law...

Published on: 9th April 2012

While three St John sons famously gave their lives fighting for the Royalist cause during the English Civil Wars, another...

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