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Lady Methuen of Corsham Court
Category: 19th century house history Published on: 30th December 2012

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

Three literary sisters
Category: 20th century women’s history Published on: 9th December 2012

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

Eleanor St John wife of Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess of Dorset
Category: 15th century women’s history Published on: 5th December 2012

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