Elizabeth St.John 📚💙📜Author and Historian
@elizabethstjohn.bsky.social
Story writer. Memory curator. #EarlyModern women's history. Lucy Hutchinson got me started.
#17thC #HistoricalFiction. Once ventured into the #15thC looking for the missing princes.
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#17thC #HistoricalFiction. Once ventured into the #15thC looking for the missing princes.
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Pinned
Trustee Opportunities - Friends of Lydiard Park
Help shape the future of one of Wiltshire’s most important historic landscapes by becoming a Friends of Lydiard Park Trustee
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Hey UK #Skystorians
The Friends of Lydiard Park are seeking three new trustees as we step into an exciting period of growth. Join a committed board shaping the future of a remarkable historic and community place. Details via the link, or message me.
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The Friends of Lydiard Park are seeking three new trustees as we step into an exciting period of growth. Join a committed board shaping the future of a remarkable historic and community place. Details via the link, or message me.
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February 7, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Family Footsteps: When Historical Research Becomes a Profound Emotional Journey
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Family Footsteps: When Historical Research Becomes a Profound Emotional Journey
How Family Stories Inspire Historical Fiction
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February 6, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Family Footsteps: When Historical Research Becomes a Profound Emotional Journey
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Today is Monarch Butterfly Day! Did you know these beautiful butterflies can travel up to 2,500 miles all the way from US and Canada to Mexico when they migrate? Share to appreciate these incredible creatures🧡
February 5, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Today is Monarch Butterfly Day! Did you know these beautiful butterflies can travel up to 2,500 miles all the way from US and Canada to Mexico when they migrate? Share to appreciate these incredible creatures🧡
Hey UK #Skystorians
The Friends of Lydiard Park are seeking three new trustees as we step into an exciting period of growth. Join a committed board shaping the future of a remarkable historic and community place. Details via the link, or message me.
www.friendsoflydiardpark.org.uk/projects/tru...
The Friends of Lydiard Park are seeking three new trustees as we step into an exciting period of growth. Join a committed board shaping the future of a remarkable historic and community place. Details via the link, or message me.
www.friendsoflydiardpark.org.uk/projects/tru...
Trustee Opportunities - Friends of Lydiard Park
Help shape the future of one of Wiltshire’s most important historic landscapes by becoming a Friends of Lydiard Park Trustee
www.friendsoflydiardpark.org.uk
February 2, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Hey UK #Skystorians
The Friends of Lydiard Park are seeking three new trustees as we step into an exciting period of growth. Join a committed board shaping the future of a remarkable historic and community place. Details via the link, or message me.
www.friendsoflydiardpark.org.uk/projects/tru...
The Friends of Lydiard Park are seeking three new trustees as we step into an exciting period of growth. Join a committed board shaping the future of a remarkable historic and community place. Details via the link, or message me.
www.friendsoflydiardpark.org.uk/projects/tru...
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We are absolutely thrilled to share our Draft Programme for the Late Stuart Court Symposium - We have an amazing lineup of speakers!
If you are interested in joining us in-person or online, sign up now using our Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1980806533...
If you are interested in joining us in-person or online, sign up now using our Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1980806533...
February 2, 2026 at 2:23 PM
We are absolutely thrilled to share our Draft Programme for the Late Stuart Court Symposium - We have an amazing lineup of speakers!
If you are interested in joining us in-person or online, sign up now using our Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1980806533...
If you are interested in joining us in-person or online, sign up now using our Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1980806533...
What makes a revolutionary? Who transforms resistance into rebellion? And when does a nation realize that challenging authority has resulted in a complete overturn of a country’s reigning monarchy?
#LucyHutchinson #EarlyModern
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#LucyHutchinson #EarlyModern
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Married to a King-Killer
What makes a revolutionary? Who transforms resistance into rebellion? Lucy Hutchinson chooses sides in England's Civil War.
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January 30, 2026 at 3:04 PM
What makes a revolutionary? Who transforms resistance into rebellion? And when does a nation realize that challenging authority has resulted in a complete overturn of a country’s reigning monarchy?
#LucyHutchinson #EarlyModern
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#LucyHutchinson #EarlyModern
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Giving this a boost. Grateful for the suggestions so far and wondering if anyone has additional ideas.
What do we know about interactions between #earlymodern elites and the people who helped manage their property and interests?
What do we know about interactions between #earlymodern elites and the people who helped manage their property and interests?
Wondering if anyone knows about work on interactions btwn #earlymodern elites and the people--stewards, bailiffs, etc--who managed their estates and property. I'm curious about these relationships, which would have required conversation, some level of mutual trust, etc.
January 28, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Giving this a boost. Grateful for the suggestions so far and wondering if anyone has additional ideas.
What do we know about interactions between #earlymodern elites and the people who helped manage their property and interests?
What do we know about interactions between #earlymodern elites and the people who helped manage their property and interests?
10th Anniversary Celebration!
#FREEBOOK #HistoricalFiction
I've made The Lady of the Tower free through midnight Thursday (another benefit of being an indie author!) - so do spread the love - and the message that you CAN ABSOLUTELY MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE!
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#FREEBOOK #HistoricalFiction
I've made The Lady of the Tower free through midnight Thursday (another benefit of being an indie author!) - so do spread the love - and the message that you CAN ABSOLUTELY MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE!
https:/geni.us/MyBookLOTT
January 28, 2026 at 10:35 PM
10th Anniversary Celebration!
#FREEBOOK #HistoricalFiction
I've made The Lady of the Tower free through midnight Thursday (another benefit of being an indie author!) - so do spread the love - and the message that you CAN ABSOLUTELY MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE!
https:/geni.us/MyBookLOTT
#FREEBOOK #HistoricalFiction
I've made The Lady of the Tower free through midnight Thursday (another benefit of being an indie author!) - so do spread the love - and the message that you CAN ABSOLUTELY MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE!
https:/geni.us/MyBookLOTT
The little boat heading for open water, the seagull waiting on the shore. On a day I seek comfort, the ocean reassures.
January 24, 2026 at 9:35 PM
The little boat heading for open water, the seagull waiting on the shore. On a day I seek comfort, the ocean reassures.
What was “The Wonderfull Yeare” really like? Explore the plague summer of 1603 through my family’s eyes. #Medicine #Renaissance #FamilyHistory #EarlyModern elizabethstjohn.substack.com/p/lucy-stjoh...
Lucy St.John's Antidote for the Plague
Would an electuary of snake root or saffron save her family?
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January 24, 2026 at 9:27 PM
What was “The Wonderfull Yeare” really like? Explore the plague summer of 1603 through my family’s eyes. #Medicine #Renaissance #FamilyHistory #EarlyModern elizabethstjohn.substack.com/p/lucy-stjoh...
This morning, on my roof. Not quite a lucky stork: still delight and joy in the shared moment.
January 20, 2026 at 12:12 AM
This morning, on my roof. Not quite a lucky stork: still delight and joy in the shared moment.
Limbs reaching sunlight, roots firmly grounded. A life lesson in twisted paths on my walk today.
January 18, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Limbs reaching sunlight, roots firmly grounded. A life lesson in twisted paths on my walk today.
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Cap for a man or woman of wool, England, 16thC
(Victoria & Albert Museum, London)
(Victoria & Albert Museum, London)
January 16, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Cap for a man or woman of wool, England, 16thC
(Victoria & Albert Museum, London)
(Victoria & Albert Museum, London)
You had me at This England, and brought me home with Adlestrop. Off to listen to the rest!
Congratulations! #EnglishHistory #Poetry #Audiobook
Congratulations! #EnglishHistory #Poetry #Audiobook
How lovely to see #AHistoryOfEnglandIn25Poems as an #audiobook pick from Fiona Sturges The Guardian this week!
(Audiobook of the Week is H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald, which I must listen to!) Listen to a sample of me reading my book here:
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#history #book #listen
(Audiobook of the Week is H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald, which I must listen to!) Listen to a sample of me reading my book here:
play.google.com/store/audiob...
#history #book #listen
January 17, 2026 at 9:35 PM
You had me at This England, and brought me home with Adlestrop. Off to listen to the rest!
Congratulations! #EnglishHistory #Poetry #Audiobook
Congratulations! #EnglishHistory #Poetry #Audiobook
Writing about John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, was one of the most demanding, delicious research journeys I have ever been on. The extrovert libertine adored by the king---or the private family man loved by my ancestors?
#HistoricalFiction #EarlyModern
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#HistoricalFiction #EarlyModern
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Between Vice and Virtue: The Earl of Rochester’s Private World
What family letters and curative recipes reveal about the man behind the libertine
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January 17, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Writing about John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, was one of the most demanding, delicious research journeys I have ever been on. The extrovert libertine adored by the king---or the private family man loved by my ancestors?
#HistoricalFiction #EarlyModern
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#HistoricalFiction #EarlyModern
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Sunrise walk today.
January 15, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Sunrise walk today.
An intriguing #CoffeePotBookClub spotlight on my website today. #MedicalHistory #HistoricalFiction
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Till Taught by Pain | Fascinating Medical Historical Fiction by Susan Coventry - Elizabeth St.John
Till Taught by Pain by Susan Coventry Inspired by the groundbreaking discoveries of ether and chloroform anesthesia, William Stewart Halsted pursues a surgical career with ruthless ambition, daring to...
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January 13, 2026 at 11:11 PM
An intriguing #CoffeePotBookClub spotlight on my website today. #MedicalHistory #HistoricalFiction
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13 January 1583: A disaster in London: about 4pm, according to Holinshed 'the old and vnderpropped scaffolds round about the beare garden, commonlie called Paris garden, on the southside the Thames ... ouercharged with people fell suddenlie downe, whereby to the number of ... 1/
#earlymodern
#earlymodern
January 13, 2026 at 8:15 AM
13 January 1583: A disaster in London: about 4pm, according to Holinshed 'the old and vnderpropped scaffolds round about the beare garden, commonlie called Paris garden, on the southside the Thames ... ouercharged with people fell suddenlie downe, whereby to the number of ... 1/
#earlymodern
#earlymodern
It's been about 25 years since I first stumbled upon Lucy Hutchinson's "Memoirs" in the archives at Nottingham Castle. And ten years ago this month I published her mother's story, the first in my English Civil War trilogy. It's been quite the journey. #EarlyModern
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A Diary Discovered. A World Revealed. - Elizabeth St.John
Author and historian inspired by genealogy, bringing forgotten women’s voices to life through historical fiction, storytelling, and The Lydiard Archives.
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January 13, 2026 at 12:43 AM
It's been about 25 years since I first stumbled upon Lucy Hutchinson's "Memoirs" in the archives at Nottingham Castle. And ten years ago this month I published her mother's story, the first in my English Civil War trilogy. It's been quite the journey. #EarlyModern
www.elizabethjstjohn.com
www.elizabethjstjohn.com
Thanks for this @michaelpearce.bsky.social!I just found the full verse of Buckingham's family - I'd only known of a small extract about Barbara Villiers up until now. Oooh. Yep. Not popular, one bit. #EarlyModern
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January 13, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Thanks for this @michaelpearce.bsky.social!I just found the full verse of Buckingham's family - I'd only known of a small extract about Barbara Villiers up until now. Oooh. Yep. Not popular, one bit. #EarlyModern
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When research informs fiction: discovering a medieval hunting technique inspired a pivotal plot twist in my novel The Godmother’s Secret.
#HistoricalFiction #MedievalSky
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#HistoricalFiction #MedievalSky
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The Stalking Horse and the Missing Princes
What if the greatest mystery in English history was the perfect decoy?
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January 9, 2026 at 2:40 PM
When research informs fiction: discovering a medieval hunting technique inspired a pivotal plot twist in my novel The Godmother’s Secret.
#HistoricalFiction #MedievalSky
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#HistoricalFiction #MedievalSky
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A fabulous #CoffeePotBookClub feature on my website today. I love these stories of forgotten women, and Agata's is fascinating.
#HistoricalFiction #GreatHistoricalFiction #Renaissance #18thC @cathiedunn.bsky.social @jenniferwiz.bsky.social www.elizabethjstjohn.com/guest-author...
#HistoricalFiction #GreatHistoricalFiction #Renaissance #18thC @cathiedunn.bsky.social @jenniferwiz.bsky.social www.elizabethjstjohn.com/guest-author...
Poinsettia Girl by Jennifer Wizbowski | Eloquent Historical Fiction set in Renaissance Venice - Elizabeth St.John
Poinsettia Girl by Jennifer Wizbowski Venice, 1710 Poinsettia Girl is based on the story of Agata de la Pieta, an orphan musician of the Ospedale de la Pieta. Ten-year-old Agata’s world is shaken at t...
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January 8, 2026 at 1:54 PM
A fabulous #CoffeePotBookClub feature on my website today. I love these stories of forgotten women, and Agata's is fascinating.
#HistoricalFiction #GreatHistoricalFiction #Renaissance #18thC @cathiedunn.bsky.social @jenniferwiz.bsky.social www.elizabethjstjohn.com/guest-author...
#HistoricalFiction #GreatHistoricalFiction #Renaissance #18thC @cathiedunn.bsky.social @jenniferwiz.bsky.social www.elizabethjstjohn.com/guest-author...
Hidden gardens, missing princes, flourishing alchemists...the Tower of London is the setting for so many of my scenes...including those that didn't make it into my novels.
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Behind The Scenes - Elizabeth St.John
Inspired by family stories, archives, and ancestral homes from Lydiard Park to the Tower of London, my days are spent exploring portraits, diaries, graveyards, and lost gardens. Occasionally I discove...
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January 7, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Hidden gardens, missing princes, flourishing alchemists...the Tower of London is the setting for so many of my scenes...including those that didn't make it into my novels.
www.elizabethjstjohn.com/behind-the-s...
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