Good Gentlewoman Blog posts Archive - Page 4 of 11

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...

Published on: 13th February 2015

Don't you just love the St John women - intelligent, feisty, and brave? From Anne St John, Countess of Rochester who...

Published on: 5th February 2015

Did you catch Jane, Lady Rochford in last night's episode of Wolf...

Published on: 3rd February 2015

On February 3, 1537 five brothers, Sir James, Sir John, Oliver, Richard and Walter Fitzgerald, were taken from the Tower of...

Published on: 23rd January 2015

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Published on: 22nd January 2015

If you enjoyed reading about Anne Dudley, Countess of Warwick I'd now like to introduce you to her younger sister Margaret,...

Published on: 20th January 2015

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Published on: 14th January 2015

Keeping one's head in a crisis had a whole different connotation in the 16th century. And the more closely one was related...

Published on: 4th January 2015

Tudor fans this side of he pond are eagerly awaiting the launch of Wolf Hall, a major new BBC drama based on the Man Booker...

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