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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www.elizabethjstjohn.com
#17thC #HistoricalFiction. Once ventured into the #15thC looking for the missing princes.
https://elizabethstjohn.substack.com/
www.elizabethjstjohn.com
5 years researching and writing #HenryVIII? I couldn't spend that much time with him! But @jarnopp.bsky.social did - and the result is brilliant. #HistoricalFiction #SeriousaboutaSeries
@helenhollick.bsky.social #GreatReads
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@helenhollick.bsky.social #GreatReads
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November 13, 2025 at 9:35 PM
5 years researching and writing #HenryVIII? I couldn't spend that much time with him! But @jarnopp.bsky.social did - and the result is brilliant. #HistoricalFiction #SeriousaboutaSeries
@helenhollick.bsky.social #GreatReads
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@helenhollick.bsky.social #GreatReads
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And then stood back and admired the view with Hollar in 1647.
October 18, 2025 at 11:56 PM
And then stood back and admired the view with Hollar in 1647.
The first anniversary of The King's Intelligencer and she's still going strong. Well, some of us are paying attention...others...meh! Thanks to all my lovely friends and readers for your wonderful support and encouragement!
Ok, back to writing - a new series is percolating... #HistoricalFiction
Ok, back to writing - a new series is percolating... #HistoricalFiction
October 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The first anniversary of The King's Intelligencer and she's still going strong. Well, some of us are paying attention...others...meh! Thanks to all my lovely friends and readers for your wonderful support and encouragement!
Ok, back to writing - a new series is percolating... #HistoricalFiction
Ok, back to writing - a new series is percolating... #HistoricalFiction
Thanks to a Kindle Promo, The Godmother's Secret is on sale for 99p all of October.
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"Extremely well written. The best book I've read in ages." - Richard III Society
#Medieval #HistoricalFiction #MedievalSky #PrincesintheTower
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"Extremely well written. The best book I've read in ages." - Richard III Society
#Medieval #HistoricalFiction #MedievalSky #PrincesintheTower
October 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Thanks to a Kindle Promo, The Godmother's Secret is on sale for 99p all of October.
geni.us/GodmothersSe...
"Extremely well written. The best book I've read in ages." - Richard III Society
#Medieval #HistoricalFiction #MedievalSky #PrincesintheTower
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"Extremely well written. The best book I've read in ages." - Richard III Society
#Medieval #HistoricalFiction #MedievalSky #PrincesintheTower
Just researching Sir Edward Herbert for my WiP and came across this miniature by Isaac Oliver, which is exactly the kind of selfie I would love my boyfriend to give me. Apparently, he's chilling in the woods after a joust. #EarlyModern #17thC #KeepitStuart #ComeHither
September 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Just researching Sir Edward Herbert for my WiP and came across this miniature by Isaac Oliver, which is exactly the kind of selfie I would love my boyfriend to give me. Apparently, he's chilling in the woods after a joust. #EarlyModern #17thC #KeepitStuart #ComeHither
My research assistant has had enough. Time to stand up, stretch and get some lunch. #WritersLife #AmResearching #AmWriting #HistoricalFiction #Caturday.
September 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
My research assistant has had enough. Time to stand up, stretch and get some lunch. #WritersLife #AmResearching #AmWriting #HistoricalFiction #Caturday.
Had a great day writing today. I would have written twice as much if I hadn't spent so much time in Visscher's London. This version has a zoom function, which means I could explore on foot and by water. Tired but happy. #EarlyModern #Stuarts #London
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September 20, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Had a great day writing today. I would have written twice as much if I hadn't spent so much time in Visscher's London. This version has a zoom function, which means I could explore on foot and by water. Tired but happy. #EarlyModern #Stuarts #London
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August 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I guess it was a thing to be painted with your child on a chair c. 1617. Marcus Gheeraerts' portrait of Lucy Apsley and her son, Allen; unknown (and pregnant) woman and child by Van Somer. We think. Remarkably similar sets... #EarlyModern #SeventeenthCentury
August 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I guess it was a thing to be painted with your child on a chair c. 1617. Marcus Gheeraerts' portrait of Lucy Apsley and her son, Allen; unknown (and pregnant) woman and child by Van Somer. We think. Remarkably similar sets... #EarlyModern #SeventeenthCentury
Within the Tower of London, Lucy Apsley drew upon Sir Walter Raleigh’s alchemical and medicinal experiments, applying his knowledge to manage the health of the prisoners under her care.
#HistoricalFiction #TheLadyoftheTower #EarlyModern #WomensHistory
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#HistoricalFiction #TheLadyoftheTower #EarlyModern #WomensHistory
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August 19, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Within the Tower of London, Lucy Apsley drew upon Sir Walter Raleigh’s alchemical and medicinal experiments, applying his knowledge to manage the health of the prisoners under her care.
#HistoricalFiction #TheLadyoftheTower #EarlyModern #WomensHistory
geni.us/mybookLOTT
#HistoricalFiction #TheLadyoftheTower #EarlyModern #WomensHistory
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Sometimes you have to step away from the serious business of the day and just have fun. #DogDays #WritersLife #Procrastination
August 18, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Sometimes you have to step away from the serious business of the day and just have fun. #DogDays #WritersLife #Procrastination
Where did magic end and science begin? 17thC Alchemy and curatives in the private gardens of the Tower of London, where Lucy St.John and Sir Walter Raleigh experimented in her hen house.
#HistoricalFiction #TheLadyoftheTower #EarlyModern #WomensHistory
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#HistoricalFiction #TheLadyoftheTower #EarlyModern #WomensHistory
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August 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Where did magic end and science begin? 17thC Alchemy and curatives in the private gardens of the Tower of London, where Lucy St.John and Sir Walter Raleigh experimented in her hen house.
#HistoricalFiction #TheLadyoftheTower #EarlyModern #WomensHistory
geni.us/mybookLOTT
#HistoricalFiction #TheLadyoftheTower #EarlyModern #WomensHistory
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In a dusty archive, a forgotten biography revealed the voice of Lucy St.John. The Tower of London was more than a prison — it was her home.
The Lady of the Tower brings to life one woman’s extraordinary true story in #17thC England.
#HistoricalFiction #EarlyModern
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The Lady of the Tower brings to life one woman’s extraordinary true story in #17thC England.
#HistoricalFiction #EarlyModern
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August 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
In a dusty archive, a forgotten biography revealed the voice of Lucy St.John. The Tower of London was more than a prison — it was her home.
The Lady of the Tower brings to life one woman’s extraordinary true story in #17thC England.
#HistoricalFiction #EarlyModern
geni.us/MyBookLOTT
The Lady of the Tower brings to life one woman’s extraordinary true story in #17thC England.
#HistoricalFiction #EarlyModern
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#InternationalCatsDay? Mo's not amused.
August 8, 2025 at 1:08 PM
#InternationalCatsDay? Mo's not amused.
💖📖NEW BOOK RELEASE📖💖
Last summer I discovered a 400-year-old unknown painting of Sir Allen Apsley. He was reunited with his wife Lucy St.John in a marvellous home, but his memory never left me. So I wrote a story about him, FOLLOWING FATE, launching TODAY! #HistoricalFiction mybook.to/FateAnthology
Last summer I discovered a 400-year-old unknown painting of Sir Allen Apsley. He was reunited with his wife Lucy St.John in a marvellous home, but his memory never left me. So I wrote a story about him, FOLLOWING FATE, launching TODAY! #HistoricalFiction mybook.to/FateAnthology
June 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
💖📖NEW BOOK RELEASE📖💖
Last summer I discovered a 400-year-old unknown painting of Sir Allen Apsley. He was reunited with his wife Lucy St.John in a marvellous home, but his memory never left me. So I wrote a story about him, FOLLOWING FATE, launching TODAY! #HistoricalFiction mybook.to/FateAnthology
Last summer I discovered a 400-year-old unknown painting of Sir Allen Apsley. He was reunited with his wife Lucy St.John in a marvellous home, but his memory never left me. So I wrote a story about him, FOLLOWING FATE, launching TODAY! #HistoricalFiction mybook.to/FateAnthology
England's most enduring historical mystery was underway in May 1483. Were the princes in the Tower awaiting a coronation...incarceration...or murder?
If you knew what happened, would you tell? Or forever keep the secret.
#MedievalSky #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited
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If you knew what happened, would you tell? Or forever keep the secret.
#MedievalSky #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited
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May 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
England's most enduring historical mystery was underway in May 1483. Were the princes in the Tower awaiting a coronation...incarceration...or murder?
If you knew what happened, would you tell? Or forever keep the secret.
#MedievalSky #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited
geni.us/AmazonElizab...
If you knew what happened, would you tell? Or forever keep the secret.
#MedievalSky #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited
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Duty, passion, and power collide in The Lydiard Chronicles, a gripping trilogy inspired by true events.
Follow three courageous women—survivors, strategists, and storytellers—who defy convention to steer their fate and England’s future.
#EarlyModern #HistoricalFiction #KU
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Follow three courageous women—survivors, strategists, and storytellers—who defy convention to steer their fate and England’s future.
#EarlyModern #HistoricalFiction #KU
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May 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Duty, passion, and power collide in The Lydiard Chronicles, a gripping trilogy inspired by true events.
Follow three courageous women—survivors, strategists, and storytellers—who defy convention to steer their fate and England’s future.
#EarlyModern #HistoricalFiction #KU
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Follow three courageous women—survivors, strategists, and storytellers—who defy convention to steer their fate and England’s future.
#EarlyModern #HistoricalFiction #KU
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Elysabeth St.John Scrope, was in Sanctuary within Westminster Abbey with the deposed queen, Elizabeth Woodville. Elysabeth had been ordered there by King Henry VI to attend Elizabeth “late calling hir Quiene” to witness the birth of her child, the future Edward V, the "Missing Prince" #MedievalSky
April 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Elysabeth St.John Scrope, was in Sanctuary within Westminster Abbey with the deposed queen, Elizabeth Woodville. Elysabeth had been ordered there by King Henry VI to attend Elizabeth “late calling hir Quiene” to witness the birth of her child, the future Edward V, the "Missing Prince" #MedievalSky
I am so thrilled you enjoyed it - and dipped into the Lydiard archives! Here are some photos of the "Great Painting" - it's so huge it's really difficult to capture, so this model was made to show the intricacy of all the panels. Thanks for your kind words - made my day (several in fact!).
April 21, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I am so thrilled you enjoyed it - and dipped into the Lydiard archives! Here are some photos of the "Great Painting" - it's so huge it's really difficult to capture, so this model was made to show the intricacy of all the panels. Thanks for your kind words - made my day (several in fact!).
What became of the Princes in the Tower?
📚 The Godmother’s Secret and The King’s Intelligencer are available on #KindleUnlimited. Rich in historical detail, and steeped in literary mystery, these novels invite you to explore with me the enigma that haunts history still.
geni.us/AmazonElizab...
📚 The Godmother’s Secret and The King’s Intelligencer are available on #KindleUnlimited. Rich in historical detail, and steeped in literary mystery, these novels invite you to explore with me the enigma that haunts history still.
geni.us/AmazonElizab...
April 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
What became of the Princes in the Tower?
📚 The Godmother’s Secret and The King’s Intelligencer are available on #KindleUnlimited. Rich in historical detail, and steeped in literary mystery, these novels invite you to explore with me the enigma that haunts history still.
geni.us/AmazonElizab...
📚 The Godmother’s Secret and The King’s Intelligencer are available on #KindleUnlimited. Rich in historical detail, and steeped in literary mystery, these novels invite you to explore with me the enigma that haunts history still.
geni.us/AmazonElizab...
A humming bird is sitting on her eggs in her nest just outside our back door. Her schedule is now ours, and we are full of wonder that we can share her life. Time has slowed to watching and waiting; the world is contained within her sphere, and it's a joy.
April 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
A humming bird is sitting on her eggs in her nest just outside our back door. Her schedule is now ours, and we are full of wonder that we can share her life. Time has slowed to watching and waiting; the world is contained within her sphere, and it's a joy.
When the #70s qualified as #historicalfiction we all took a deep breath. @helenhollick.bsky.social marches back to those times in her entertaining, nostalgic and poignant post with @abelfrageauthor.bsky.social today. #WomeninHistory #MarchingThroughHistory
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March 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
When the #70s qualified as #historicalfiction we all took a deep breath. @helenhollick.bsky.social marches back to those times in her entertaining, nostalgic and poignant post with @abelfrageauthor.bsky.social today. #WomeninHistory #MarchingThroughHistory
www.annabelfrage.com/2025/03/28/m...
www.annabelfrage.com/2025/03/28/m...
The extraordinarily brave women who were secret agents during #WWII are today's #MarchingthroughHistory. Thanks to @deborahswift.bsky.social for a fascinating post and excerpt from her novel Operation Tulip. @abelfrageauthor.bsky.social #HistoricalFiction
www.annabelfrage.com/2025/03/27/m...
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March 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The extraordinarily brave women who were secret agents during #WWII are today's #MarchingthroughHistory. Thanks to @deborahswift.bsky.social for a fascinating post and excerpt from her novel Operation Tulip. @abelfrageauthor.bsky.social #HistoricalFiction
www.annabelfrage.com/2025/03/27/m...
www.annabelfrage.com/2025/03/27/m...
A brilliant mathematician denied a Cambridge degree because she was a woman. The fascinating story of Philippa Fawcett on #MarchingthroughHistory, and an intriguing excerpt from @clarefly.bsky.social's new novel. #WomensHistoryMonth @abelfrageauthor.bsky.social
www.annabelfrage.com/2025/03/26/a...
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March 26, 2025 at 12:51 PM
A brilliant mathematician denied a Cambridge degree because she was a woman. The fascinating story of Philippa Fawcett on #MarchingthroughHistory, and an intriguing excerpt from @clarefly.bsky.social's new novel. #WomensHistoryMonth @abelfrageauthor.bsky.social
www.annabelfrage.com/2025/03/26/a...
www.annabelfrage.com/2025/03/26/a...