Good Gentlewoman Blog posts Archive - Page 3 of 11

Published on: 12th May 2017

Established in 1607 the Jamestown colony had been without suitable marriageable women for 12 years when the enterprising...

Published on: 15th December 2016

Earlier this month the future of a watercolour painting of the lost palace of Nonsuch by Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel was...

Published on: 31st July 2016

When it comes to family tombs, St Mary’s, Lydiard Park has the daddy of them all. The St John alabaster, black limestone...

Published on: 30th July 2016

“Welcome to my office,” said Joe as he led the Friends of Lydiard Park group from the visitor’s centre along a winding...

Published on: 3rd April 2016

Lady Mary Kerr married Frederick St John in December 1788. She had just celebrated her 21st birthday and he was soon to turn...

Published on: 28th February 2016

The Lydiard Park estate came in to the possession of the St John family when Oliver St John married Margaret Beauchamp in...

Published on: 1st February 2016

From the 1770s, Strawberry Hill became famous for 'Works of Genius … by Persons of Rank and Gentlemen not artists'. Most...

Published on: 4th December 2015

Does this good gentlewoman, Lady Katherine Knollys, remind you of anyone? Her mother was Mary Boleyn and her father William...

Published on: 25th July 2015

It was the year 1615 and Sir John St John began commissioning a series of quite astounding monuments to immortalise his...

Published on: 21st May 2015

If you've ever wondered just how many royal connections the St John family has, I can tell you the answer - loads! But what...

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