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Rosemary Griggs

@ragriggsauthor.bsky.social

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Author and speaker who spends a lot of time in the sixteenth century. I make and wear historical clothing. Love old buildings , churches, needlework and Devon. Ever hopeful gardener #history #tudor #HistoricalFiction #devon #Books #needlework 🪡✍️🌱📚

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Rosemary Griggs @ragriggsauthor.bsky.social · 2h

Rose Compassion — one brave bloom still lingers against the wall.

#RoseWednesday

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Rosemary Griggs @ragriggsauthor.bsky.social · 6h

Window with zig-zag moulding overlooked by some interesting faces at St Mary de Castro, Leicester.

#WindowsOnWednesday

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I spy mermaids playing harps. Chair in Totnes museum.

#woodcarvingwednesday #woodensday

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Rosemary Griggs @ragriggsauthor.bsky.social · 22h

Yes — lots of different spellings though!

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A small section of the Bacton Altar Cloth, a wonderful 16th century survivor, part of a gown worn by Elizabeth 1.

I visited St Faith’s Church, Bacton in 2024.

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📷 2019 at HamptonCourt Palace

#TextileTuesday #embroidery

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Rosemary Griggs @ragriggsauthor.bsky.social · 2d

Alabaster effigy only 2ft 3in long, in St Blaise Church, Haccombe, Devon likely marks the heart burial of 16 year-old Edward Courtenay, son of Sir Hugh Courtenay (d.1425) by his 3rd wife Philippa (nee Archdeacon)

#MonumentsMonday #medieval

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Rosemary Griggs @ragriggsauthor.bsky.social · 3d

Caitlin Pharoah!!

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Huge congratulations to the wonderful Caitlin Pharaoh @hummingbirds_photography

on the launch of her fabulous book Hidden Figures of the South West.

I’m honoured to be included among so many amazing unsung professionals.

#booklaunch #southwest

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Rosemary Griggs @ragriggsauthor.bsky.social · 3d

Exmouth, yesterday evening.

#SeaSide #devon

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Rosemary Griggs @ragriggsauthor.bsky.social · 3d

Catherine of Aragon in stained glass at The Vyne, Basingstoke.

Commissioned before 1533 by William, 1st Baron Sandys (c.1470–1540), Lord Chamberlain to King Henry VIII from 1530.

📷from my visit in 2022

#StainedGlassSunday #catherineofaragon #Tudor

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Rosemary Griggs @ragriggsauthor.bsky.social · 4d

St Olave’s Church, Exeter, an 11th century chapel founded by King Harold’s mother, Gytha.

#SteepleSaturday

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Rosemary Griggs @ragriggsauthor.bsky.social · 5d

In my rather soggy Devon garden this morning.

I’m heading for Dartington, but the weather doesn’t look too promising.

#FlowersonFriday

Rosemary Griggs @ragriggsauthor.bsky.social · 5d

Two fonts at St Mary de Castro Church, Leicester. One is richly carved 13th century. I’m guessing the one on the right isn’t the older, Norman font discovered in 1821, supporting a staircase in the castle, mentioned on the church website?

#FontsonFriday

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Rosemary Griggs @ragriggsauthor.bsky.social · 6d

Had fun recording five snippets from Devon history at BBC Radio Devon this morning. They will be included in a series of programmes called ‘Secret Devon’ — going out on Monday’s soon.

#history #devonhistory #bbcradiodevon #radiorecording

Rosemary Griggs @ragriggsauthor.bsky.social · 6d

#otd 2 October 1501 Catherine or Aragon stepped ashore in Plymouth and went to St Andrew’s Church to give thanks for her safe arrival.

Coincidentally I’m heading for Plymouth this morning.

#tudor #plymouth

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Rosemary Griggs @ragriggsauthor.bsky.social · 6d

Field gate at sunset — somewhere in Cornwall last evening.

#thursgate #sunset #gate #Cornwall

Rosemary Griggs @ragriggsauthor.bsky.social · 6d

Tudor doorway at Great Fulford Manor, Devon

#AdoorableThursday #tudor

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Rosemary Griggs @ragriggsauthor.bsky.social · 6d

Crossing the Tamar!

#cornwall

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Rosemary Griggs @ragriggsauthor.bsky.social · 7d

Enjoyed visiting Salcombe History Society yesterday evening. Here I am about to take to the pitch— not to play rugby, I hasten to add!

#historytalks #tudor

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Rosemary Griggs @ragriggsauthor.bsky.social · 7d

Adding a splash of pink to my Devon garden in autumn— colchicum.

The leaves don’t belong to them — they’re in amongst the pulmonaria.

#autumnflowers #flowers #gardening

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Rosemary Griggs @ragriggsauthor.bsky.social · 7d

On the south aisle wall at St Mary de Castro Church are four pieces of carving, which might be 16th century Flemish or from Germany.

I wonder how they came to be here?

#woodcarvingwednesday #woodcarving

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Rosemary Griggs @ragriggsauthor.bsky.social · 7d

Stumpwork embroidery for #TextileTuesday

Memories of a visit to a brilliant exhibition at the Holburne Museum, Bath a few years ago.

#embroidery #stumpwork

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Rosemary Griggs @ragriggsauthor.bsky.social · 8d

Two medieval tiles on display at Leicester Guildhall Museum when I visited recently.

#tilesontuesday #medievalmonday #Leicester

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Rosemary Griggs @ragriggsauthor.bsky.social · 9d

Michaelmas daisies keeping the bees busy in my Devon garden.

#michealmas #daisies

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Rosemary Griggs @ragriggsauthor.bsky.social · 9d

Leicester cathedral.

James Andrew (1608-1638) of Leicester, M.A. Cambridge, at his reading desk.

An honest and faithful husband, married for only two years, a dutiful stepson, lived generously until he died.

A man who loved books! 📚

#MonumentsMonday

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