
Jane Dismore
@janedismore
Biographer; royalty/history. FRHistS. Now: No Country for a Woman: The Adventurous Life of Lady Dorothy Mills, Explorer & Writer (The History Press). Radio/TV.
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Nelson was from the Walpole family & related to Lady Dorothy Mills nee Walpole (b.1889), the subject of my bk No Country for a Woman The History Press When on leave he stayed at Wolterton, where Dorothy was raised & which I was fortunate to be shown around. #Norfolk #History #OTD


In the UK October is #BlackHistoryMonth I co-wrote #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles with Marcia Hutchinson If you or your reading group are interested in a hidden story of Georgian London - now is the time to swoop on the new-published paperback





Having met the 'Leopard Men' of Liberia, explorer Lady Dorothy Mills' views were often sought. In Oct 1926 UK press broke story of 2 young feral girls 'raised by wolves' in Bengal. She & eminent Prof Julian Huxley were asked. My bk No Country for a Woman The History Press #History



'I've been researching the forgotten writer Lady Dorothy Mills for 33 years. I had lots of unanswered questions about this fascinating woman. Dismore’s biography answered [them all].' Jim Harris in #USA on Goodreads. On sale in US from 4 Nov The History Press #History #Travel
![Jane Dismore (@janedismore) on Twitter photo 'I've been researching the forgotten writer Lady Dorothy Mills for 33 years. I had lots of unanswered questions about this fascinating woman. Dismore’s biography answered [them all].' Jim Harris in #USA on Goodreads. On sale in US from 4 Nov <a href="/TheHistoryPress/">The History Press</a> #History #Travel 'I've been researching the forgotten writer Lady Dorothy Mills for 33 years. I had lots of unanswered questions about this fascinating woman. Dismore’s biography answered [them all].' Jim Harris in #USA on Goodreads. On sale in US from 4 Nov <a href="/TheHistoryPress/">The History Press</a> #History #Travel](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G3Ey2iQWIAAZgyD.jpg)

In her lifetime a rumour persisted that Mrs Thatcher's real grandfather was Harry Cust (cover), a brilliant, blue-eyed aristocrat, MP for Stamford, Lincs, poet & womaniser. It's not impossible. But is it true? All in my book The History Press #Victorian #politics #History

