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Master Crewe As Henry VIII
Estelle M. Hurll thus describes this portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds:Henry VIII. had been dead some two hundred years before the Master Crewe of our picture was born, but English kings are not allowed...
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Lady Margaret Beaufort
"She was a gentlewoman, a scholar, and a saint, and after having been three times married, she took a vow of celibacy. What more could be expected of any woman?"In The White Queen, the BBC show...
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Movie Review: Gypsy (1962)
Many people consider Gypsy the best musical ever made. I'm not sure about that, but it is definitely one of the most tragic. Loosely based upon the life of burlesque star Gypsy Rose Lee and her...
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Fancy A Game Of Cribbage?
The game of cribbed, still popular today, is said to have been invented by Sir John Suckling, a 17th century poet and skilled gamer. The New Hoyle explained the rules thus:This game is played with the...
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Book Reviews: Victorian Murderesses, The Marriage Game, & Creating Business...
Hello everyone,I have read and reviewed three more books for you. Enjoy!Victorian Murderesses: A True History of Thirteen Respectable French and English Women Accused of Unspeakable Crimes by Mary S....
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Maria Theresia von Paradis
In 1795, Maria Theresia von Paradis, the blind Austrian performer for whom Mozart may have written his Piano Concerto No. 18 in B flat major, visited England. The Westminster Magazine wrote an...
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The Tragic Case Of Beatrice Cenci
Beatrice Cenci was a victim of domestic abuse. When she retailed, she was arrested and executed. She was only 23 years old. The tragedy happened in Renaissance Rome. Born on 6 February 1577, Beatrice...
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Interview With Eva Stachniak, Author Of Empress Of The Night
I loved Empress Of The Night, the latest novel about Catherine The Great by Eva Stachniak. So, I was thrilled when Eva agreed to do this interview. Born in Wrocław, Poland, Eva later moved to Canada,...
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Can You Identify This Art Work?
Hello everyone,how beautiful is this print? Robert, one of my readers, inherited it years ago from his grandmother. But he doesn't know anything about it, and so, curious to find out how it's called...
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Cupid And Psyche
The story of Cupid (or Eros) and Psyche has always been one of my favourites from mythology. It is romantic, but also so sad. According to legend, Psyche was so beautiful that people began to worship...
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Book Review: The Summer Queen by Elizabeth Chadwick
Synopsis:New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Chadwick brings Eleanor of Aquitaine to life with breathtaking historical detail in the first volume of this stunning new trilogy.Eleanor of...
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The Art Of Wearing A Train
Fashion has long been trying to impress its fair votaries with the extreme folly of wearing a training dress in the dirty streets, or of applying to an everyday toilette what really belongs only to a...
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Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom
On April 14, 1857, with the help of chloroform, Queen Victoria gave birth to her ninth and last child, Beatrice May Victoria Feodore. The little baby was so pretty and lively to get even her mother to...
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4 Tudor Blogs You Must Follow
The Tudors are one of the most fascinating dynasties in the history of England, if not Europe, and their popularity seems only to increase as time goes on. So, it's no surprise that, in recent years, a...
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What Kaiser Wilhelm Really Thought Of Hitler
In 1938, ex-Kaiser Wilhelm gave an interview in which he revealed what he really thought of Hitler:“There is a man alone, without family, without children, without God....He builds legions but he...
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Book Reviews: Secret Lives Of The Tsars & Embrace Your Magnificence
Hello everyone,here are today's reviews. Enjoy!Secret Lives of the Tsars: Three Centuries of Autocracy, Debauchery, Betrayal, Murder, and Madness from Romanov Russiaby Michael Farquhar The Romanovs,...
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Farewell To My Home
In anticipation of Queen Victoria's marriage, the January 1840 edition of The Mirror Of Literature published a poem written by her fiancé, Prince Albert. It's called Mein Lebewohl and talks about his...
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Georgina Carteret Cowper
When Georgiana Spencer married William, Duke of Devonshire, she thought they were gonna live happily ever after. She knew that aristocratic marriages were arranged to forge alliances and increase the...
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15 Minutes With Lauren @ Marie Antoinette's Gossip Guide To The 18th Century
For this month's instalment of the "15 Minutes With" series, I have the pleasure to introduce you to Lauren, the lovely lady behind Marie Antoinette's Gossip Guide To The 18th Century. An art...
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Banyans
When at home, having breakfast, playing cards, or just relaxing with a good book, Georgian and Regency men would slip into something more comfortable: a banyan. An informal dressing gown also known as...
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