Good Gentlewoman Blog posts Archive - Page 7 of 11

Published on: 3rd March 2013

When the remains of Richard III were found beneath Greyfriars Car Park, Leicester in September 2012 many had great and...

Published on: 24th February 2013

It has to be said that the St John men didn't make very good husbands, but that didn't stop them from trying! Frederick St...

Published on: 4th February 2013

The St John ladies of Lydiard Park certainly had a penchant for gardening. From Johanna, famous for her herbal remedies,...

Published on: 12th January 2013

I'd like to say a huge thank you to my readers for their support during Good Gentlewoman's first year. Actually, this blog...

Published on: 4th January 2013

According to librettist W.S. Gilbert - 'When constabulary duty's to be done, a policeman's lot is not a happy one.' The same...

Published on: 1st January 2013

Frederick St John's wife may have had a novel name and like that other Jane Eyre she too stood by her man through good times...

Published on: 30th December 2012

When the three St John Mildmay sisters married in the early nineteenth century, they each acquired a country residence...

Published on: 9th December 2012

Antonia Fraser, Judith Kazantzis and Rachel Billington are three sisters who have made their mark on the literary scene...

Published on: 5th December 2012

Sometimes the fleeting good gentlewoman passes almost without trace, leaving us to marvel at her wondrous ancestry and her...

Published on: 16th November 2012

If there was one attribute the Villiers family had in abundance it was - how can I put this - a tendency to be lewd and...

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