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Regency Slang
I've already written a post about the slang used in the Regency Era. But it is impossible to cover such a broad topic in one post, so here are 15 more words and expressions that were common at the...
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Short Book Reviews: Case Closed & Sisters Of The Bruce
Hello everyone,today I'm reviewing two very different books. The first is an essay on the assassination on John F Kennedy, while the second a historical novel about the sisters of the Scottish king...
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Their Wardrobes Above All Consume A Considerable Sum
Royals have always been accused of wasting a fortune on clothes, but, sometimes, that's inevitable. Take Queen Charlotte of England, for instance. With six daughters, her bills for their wardrobe, even...
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Little G
On 12 July 1783, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, finally gave birth to her first child. Much to the disappointment of her husband, it was a girl. Georgiana was just glad the baby was alive. During...
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Historical Reads: The Myth Of The Dark Countess
Author Elena Maria Vidal debunks the myth of the dark countess. To quote:Later, the legend claims, while Madame Royale was in prison, she was raped and impregnated. She was sent off to Germany to a...
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The Bad Taste Of The Town, Or Masquerades And Operas
Hogarth was an avowed patriot who was concerned about the spread of foreign fashions in England. In his print, The Bad Taste Of the Town, also known as Masquerades And Operas, he attacked the Italian...
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Émilie de Sainte-Amaranthe
Émilie de Sainte-Amaranthe was one of the many victims of the French Revolution. Not much is known about her. We're not even sure of who her father was. Born on 18th July 1775 in Paris,...
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Book Review: Tudors By Peter Ackroyd
Tudors, the second volume in The History of England series by Peter Ackroyd, charts the Reformation of the English Church under Henry VIII and his heirs. Henry VII, who lived and died a Catholic, is...
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Who'll Bid Me 15 Sous For The Head Of Olympe De Gouges?
Although the French playwright and political activist Olympe De Gouges was a republican, she was against the execution of King Louis XVI, whom she saw as a victim. "The blood, even of the guilty,...
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Mary Darby Robinson's Wedding
When she was 16, Mary Darby, the actress who would become known as Perdita, succumbed to pressure from her family and married Thomas Robinson, an articled clerk who claimed, falsely, to have an...
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Historical Reads: Dorothy Jordan
Heather Carroll on Dorothy Jordan, the 18th century famous actress who had a relationship with King William IV. To quote:Meanwhile, she had become one of the biggest names in acting. She was a leading...
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Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington
Born Margaret Power at Knockbrit, near Clonmel, in the county of Tipperary, in 1789, she was the second daughter of a dissolute landowner with a nasty temper, which only grew worse as the years went...
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Princess Louise Of France, Blessed Thérèse of Saint Augustine
Born at Versailles on 15 July 1737, Princess Louise of France was the youngest daughter of King Louis XV and his Polish Queen Marie Lescinska. The baby wasn't raised at the splendid court of...
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Book Review: The Plantagenets By Dan Jones
These days, it's all about the Tudors. But the dynasty that preceded it is just as interesting, if not more. The Plantagenets ruled England from 1154, when Henry II ascended to the throne, till 1485,...
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Wilhelm II's Birth
On 27 January 1859, Victoria, Princess Royal of Great Britain, gave birth to her first child, the future Wilhelm II of Germany. It was a traumatic breech birth that left the poor boy with a withered...
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The Chapel Of St Peter Ad Vincula
In my post "Anne Boleyn Places: Where She Lived, Where She Died", I barely mentioned the Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula, where the unfortunate queen of England was buried. I think it's time to remedy...
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Historical Reads: Louis XVI And The French Revolution By Alison Johnson Review
Anna Gibson reviews a new book about Louis XVI and the French Revolution. To quote:One of the themes apparent in Johnson's book is to rectify some of the more popular conceptions of Louis XVI, such as...
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Table Manners And Etiquette
It is of the highest importance that all persons should conduct themselves with the strictest regard to good breeding, even in the privacy of their own homes, when at table, a neglect of such...
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How To Sit In A Victorian Bustle
Have you ever wondered how Victorian women managed to sit down in those beautiful gowns that were so full at the back? This fullness was provided by the bustle, a type of framework that also supported...
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Short Book Reviews: Leaves On The Line, 365 Reasons To Be Proud To Be...
Hello everyone,today's first two books are light, entertaining and perfect for Anglophiles. The third is instead a very emotional and powerful memoirs about clinical depression. I hope you will enjoy...
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