27 Sept 1915 saw the death at Battle of Loos of Fergus Bowes Lyon, age 26. Here's the memorial in the family church at St Pauls Walden, Herts - he's 3rd down. #Royals #RoyalFamily #WWI

Great 1st visit to The Vyne, once a #Tudor palace & later a 17th cent home. Henry VIII visits 4 times, incl. w/Cath of A & Anne B. In 1569, Eliz I visits. Also links w/#JaneAusten In 500 yrs only 2 families, Sandys & Chute, owned it. Given to N. Trust 1956. #History #Royals

From my visit to The Vyne, once a #Tudor palace owned by William Sandys, Lord Chamberlain to H.VIII. He created the Oak Gallery, where Henry held court when here & used this door. Elaborate panelling has coats of arms. Cath of A's pomegranate appears 49 times. #History #Royals

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

Very happy to see this lovely review ❤️

I love this novel (ha!) bench shaped as a book I saw in the gardens of N Trust house, The Vyne, Hants. One of the series 'Sitting with Jane' to mark the 250 anniv of #JaneAusten who had connections here. This one is 'Threads, Lace & Time' by Corinne Marsh #History #sculpture

So pleased someone has called this out!

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

Yesterday I got back from #Barcelona capital of the autonomous region of Catalonia where demonstrations were planned for today. #Spain #politics #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

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

Saw this stunning & huge painting, 'Seasons', at the Miro Fundacion, Barcelona. By American Lee Krasner (1908-84), whose husb was Jackson Pollock. His fame often overshadowed her work (the old story). He died 1956, drunk, in a single-car crash. She painted this 1957. #art #women