Good Gentlewoman Blog posts Archive - Page 5 of 11

Published on: 28th July 2014

There's nothing that excites me more than finding a family with multiple links to the St Johns of Lydiard Park - I know,...

Published on: 27th June 2014

Ashdown House was the subject of a recent talk at Swindon Central Library by best selling author of historical...

Published on: 12th June 2014

If the family stories handed down to you included the fate of two first cousins twice removed, beheaded by a tyrannical...

Published on: 6th January 2014

When Horace married Elizabeth they tied the knot 'at half past seven by owl light.' Now doesn't that sound magical - I shall...

Published on: 1st January 2014

At the end of the 17th century life continued to be pretty short and precarious whatever one's status. Medicine was still...

Published on: 29th December 2013

If you've ever been embarrassed by a spot of dad dancing or a dodgy jumper and slacks combo, spare a thought for Malet...

Published on: 20th August 2013

Well, it's all over - the hype, the excitement, the criticisms - as last Sunday evening saw the conclusion of The White...

Published on: 12th August 2013

So who did kill the Princes in the tower? Sunday's penultimate episode of The White Queen did a good job of considering all...

Published on: 29th July 2013

Joan Neville and I go back a long way. In fact, my love of history, stately homes and a predisposition to being nosey could...

Published on: 27th July 2013

Now more than half way through the ten part series and the success of The White Queen is no longer up for debate. You are...

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