Tom Hughes
@thughesga.bsky.social
Follower of Victorian scandals.
Author: A SHATTERED IDOL - THE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE AND HIS TROUBLESOME WOMEN. (Marble Hill, London - pub'd 8 May 2025). "Society never had such a peep into the manners of our titled men."
Author: A SHATTERED IDOL - THE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE AND HIS TROUBLESOME WOMEN. (Marble Hill, London - pub'd 8 May 2025). "Society never had such a peep into the manners of our titled men."
The Guardian panned it. I watched episode 1 and it seemed worthy.
January 16, 2026 at 4:21 PM
The Guardian panned it. I watched episode 1 and it seemed worthy.
Villiers was a lifelong bachelor. He was once engaged to an heiress w/250,000; when she casually joked he only wanted her money, he broke it off. Neither ever wed. Years later, she left it all to him; he never spent it. Gave it away. A Bachelor's Romance, Auckland Star 28 Mar 98.
January 16, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Villiers was a lifelong bachelor. He was once engaged to an heiress w/250,000; when she casually joked he only wanted her money, he broke it off. Neither ever wed. Years later, she left it all to him; he never spent it. Gave it away. A Bachelor's Romance, Auckland Star 28 Mar 98.
Why is it always the case that when I set the dates for a London visit, I arrive too late or too early for some great stuff (like this)?
January 13, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Why is it always the case that when I set the dates for a London visit, I arrive too late or too early for some great stuff (like this)?
The legendary "Paddington" Pollaky was celebrated for his regular postings in The Times personals. e.g. 100£ for the information leading to the person sending postcards to a lady in Notting Hill. – POLLAKY. The man seemed to get results: Marquise – Broken Reed will trouble you no more. POLLACKY.
January 12, 2026 at 4:59 PM
The legendary "Paddington" Pollaky was celebrated for his regular postings in The Times personals. e.g. 100£ for the information leading to the person sending postcards to a lady in Notting Hill. – POLLAKY. The man seemed to get results: Marquise – Broken Reed will trouble you no more. POLLACKY.
I have relied on & acknowledged Ancestry etc. Most recently, the rootschat folks who traced the curious Victorian 1st marriage (annulled) of Amy Lawford, who some years later wed Lord Chief Justice Coleridge. A Shattered Idol: The Lord Chief Justice & His Troublesome Women (Marble Hill 2025).
January 3, 2026 at 2:47 PM
I have relied on & acknowledged Ancestry etc. Most recently, the rootschat folks who traced the curious Victorian 1st marriage (annulled) of Amy Lawford, who some years later wed Lord Chief Justice Coleridge. A Shattered Idol: The Lord Chief Justice & His Troublesome Women (Marble Hill 2025).
😀 to say my new book is finally listed in the new BL Catalogue: A shattered idol : the Lord Chief Justice and his troublesome women By Hughes, Tom, author. Published
2025.
But no shelf-number? "No access for this item currently." Why not?😒
2025.
But no shelf-number? "No access for this item currently." Why not?😒
December 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
😀 to say my new book is finally listed in the new BL Catalogue: A shattered idol : the Lord Chief Justice and his troublesome women By Hughes, Tom, author. Published
2025.
But no shelf-number? "No access for this item currently." Why not?😒
2025.
But no shelf-number? "No access for this item currently." Why not?😒
Unforgotten Season 6 - the "victim" ran a pub called the Three Crowns in Bow. Carry on.
August 31, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Unforgotten Season 6 - the "victim" ran a pub called the Three Crowns in Bow. Carry on.
Are these "pings" the addresses of pornographers or devotee/collectors, or HS Ashbee, who combined interests?
August 30, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Are these "pings" the addresses of pornographers or devotee/collectors, or HS Ashbee, who combined interests?
Very real possibility something quite like it will be very busy tonight on Dean Street.
August 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Very real possibility something quite like it will be very busy tonight on Dean Street.
Best Dickens TV serialization IMO.
August 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Best Dickens TV serialization IMO.
Mildred Coleridge lived in Park Crescent (1850s). She was sickly and her nanny took her thru the tunnel into Regents Park to roll around where the sheep slept as it was "wonderfully strengthening." Mentioned in my book, A Shattered Idol (2025)
August 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Mildred Coleridge lived in Park Crescent (1850s). She was sickly and her nanny took her thru the tunnel into Regents Park to roll around where the sheep slept as it was "wonderfully strengthening." Mentioned in my book, A Shattered Idol (2025)
I would go with Samuel Plimsoll (L) Derby - the Victorian whose Plimsoll Line saved thousands of mariners. The Maritime Museum has (or had) a unique Plimsoll glass, perfect for anything on the rocks (preferably not a ship.)
August 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I would go with Samuel Plimsoll (L) Derby - the Victorian whose Plimsoll Line saved thousands of mariners. The Maritime Museum has (or had) a unique Plimsoll glass, perfect for anything on the rocks (preferably not a ship.)
As late as 1885, no less a figure than the Lord Chief Justice of England, John Duke Coleridge, would say no more than, "We are better - in the main - for the abolition of dueling." see A Shattered Idol - The Lord Chief Justice & His Troublesome Women (2025) 173.
July 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
As late as 1885, no less a figure than the Lord Chief Justice of England, John Duke Coleridge, would say no more than, "We are better - in the main - for the abolition of dueling." see A Shattered Idol - The Lord Chief Justice & His Troublesome Women (2025) 173.
As late as 1885, no less a figure than the Lord Chief Justice of England, John Duke Coleridge, would say no more than, "We are better - in the main - for the abolition of dueling." see A Shattered Idol - The Lord Chief Justice & His Troublesome Women (2025) 173.
July 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
As late as 1885, no less a figure than the Lord Chief Justice of England, John Duke Coleridge, would say no more than, "We are better - in the main - for the abolition of dueling." see A Shattered Idol - The Lord Chief Justice & His Troublesome Women (2025) 173.
Road down the escalator at Bond St Tube with Peter O'Toole.
July 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Road down the escalator at Bond St Tube with Peter O'Toole.
Looking for the nice wool hat I left on the 390 bus to Archway. Saturday night March 1, if you found it.
July 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Looking for the nice wool hat I left on the 390 bus to Archway. Saturday night March 1, if you found it.
Had a chance for a last look this February for the Peruvian Orchid Exhibition.
July 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Had a chance for a last look this February for the Peruvian Orchid Exhibition.
Great news. How do I follow up to be sure my newly published book - "A Shattered Idol," Marble Hill Publishers, 8 May 2025 - has been received, catalogued, etc?
July 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Great news. How do I follow up to be sure my newly published book - "A Shattered Idol," Marble Hill Publishers, 8 May 2025 - has been received, catalogued, etc?
Been to 6. Cross Keys is #1. Will have to seek out the Porterhouse.
July 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Been to 6. Cross Keys is #1. Will have to seek out the Porterhouse.