DYK 19thC England executed #GayMen, but celebrated #lesbians in #GayMarriage? The upper-crust, common-law married #LadiesofLlangollen became celebrities, heroes, & a tourist attraction. Ghosts of #HistSex still haunt. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #LesbianHistory #QueerHistory
English aristocrat and celebrity lesbian Sarah Ponsonby, also known as one of the Ladies of Llangollen, was born in 1755 and died on this day in 1831. #sarahponsonby #ladiesofllangollen #supergays
DYK 19thC England executed #GayMen, but celebrated #lesbians in #GayMarriage? The upper-crust, common-law married #LadiesofLlangollen became celebrities, heroes, & a tourist attraction. Ghosts of #HistSex still haunt. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #LesbianHistory #QueerHistory
Too busy having fun to post - and @gillianobrien.bsky.social took better pics in any case - but great to catch up with @curioustravellers.bsky.social and other colleagues in North Wales last week #plasnewydd #llangollen #wales #research #ladiesofllangollen #HolyheadRoad
If only every work day could be like this! #plasnewydd #llangollen #wales #research #ladiesofllangollen
DYK 19thC England executed #GayMen, but celebrated #lesbians in #GayMarriage? The uppercrust, common-law married #LadiesofLlangollen became celebrities, heroes, & a tourist attraction. Ghosts of #HistSex still haunt. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #LesbianHistory #QueerHistory
Irish aristocrat and celebrity lesbian Eleanor Charlotte Butler, one half of the Ladies of Llangollen, was BOTD in 1739. #eleanorbutler #ladiesofllangollen #supergays #bornonthisday
A low window made of mixed stained glass
The library with harp and piano (maybe harpsichord?) with stained glass on windows behind
Circle of stained glass nativity scene
Loved the miscellaneous stained glass through the house #LadiesOfLlangollen
Image from plate of The Ladies of Llangollen looking down at man holding large fish; two horses sand in background https://museum.wales/blog/1834/A-Story-on-a-Plate-The-Ladies-of-Llangollen/
#Herring & diet of the #gentry in #Wales - @alecbmmoore.bsky.social there is at least one reference to herring in Eleanor Butler's diary 1784 - probably more await discovery in diaries & household records of the
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Classic print depicting the Ladies of Llangollen in riding gear like clothing
Saturday 27 March 1784
"Universal Snow. Hard frost. Bright blues (? ) sky. Warm sun"
Eleanor Butler: Diary
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#Ireland #Wales
#weather #envhist
DYK 19thC England executed #GayMen, but celebrated #lesbians in #GayMarriage? The upper-crust, common-law married #LadiesofLlangollen became celebrities, heroes, & a tourist attraction. Ghosts of #HistSex still haunt. howsexgotscrewedup.com #LesbianHistory #QueerHistory
Ladies of Llangollen wearing long black dresses and black top hats.
Eleanor and Sarah were two women in love who lived together for over 50 years. They ran away from their homes in Ireland to live together in North Wales.
They lived in Llangollen, and made a beautiful home called Plas Newydd. Their home has lots of tourists still come to visit. Their house was made beautiful with wood carvings and bright glass windows.
Many famous people visited them, like writers and important leaders of the time. People believe they loved each other very much, and their story shows that love is important.
Today we are highlighting the Ladies of Llangollen, two famously lesbian women who weren't out in the time they were alive. Their home is still open to visit today, a North Wales attraction that we see as a must! #LGBTHistoryMonth #LadiesOfLlangollen
First visit to the gardens of Plas Newydd, home to the legendary ladies of Llangollen #PlasNewydd #LadiesofLlangollen
