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Marie Antoinette Becomes A Glamorous French Princess
Marie Antoinette was one of the, if not the, most glamorous and stylish women of her time. She dictated fashions, and, although she preferred simpler styles, she was famous for her extravagant tastes,...
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Book Review: Il Mercante Di Lana By Valeria Montaldi
Il Mercante Di Lana (The Wool Merchant) is the first of a series of historical novels, set in the Middle Ages, that narrates the adventures of Father Matthew, an English monk who was kicked out of his...
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Fashions For August 1829
Hello everyone,today we're gonna take a look at what fashions were popular in the summer of 1829. There's even an image of a wedding dress. Enjoy!AUGUSTWEDDING DRESSA Round dress of Brussels lace over...
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Princess Charlotte Of Wales Imitates Her Uncle
In his memoirs, Fifty Years Of My Life, George Thomas Keppel, 6th Earl of Albemarle, and a childhood friend of Princess Charlotte of Wales, recalls how the young girl used to imitate her maternal...
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Historical Reads: The Economic Causes Of The French Revolution
Author Gareth Russell discusses the causes of the French Revolution. To quote:In his 1943 book The Queen's Necklace, the late, great Hungarian writer, Antal Szerb, eloquently questioned whether the...
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Marie Therese Of France Receives Her First Holy Communion
On 4 April 1790, Marie Therese of France received her First Holy Communion. Usually, such an event would have called for a big celebration, but with the country in turmoil it was reduced to a small...
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The Eltham Ordinances
Henry VIII's court was attended by hundreds of people. As a result, his palaces were always dirty, the people out of control and wastes of money abounded. To solve these problems, Cardinal Wolsey...
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Short Book Reviews: The Lost Gallows, The Mysterious Affair At Styles &...
Hello everyone,here are the reviews of three detective stories. Enjoy!The Lost Gallows by John Dickson CarrA car comes to a halt in front of the Brimstone Club. The driver is dead. He's not the only...
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Queen Victoria Writes To Florence Nightingale
In 1856, Queen Victoria awarded Florence Nightingale a brooch for her services in the Crimean war. The brooch wasn't only decorative, but it was a sign of royal appreciation at a time when suitable...
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Elizabeth Chudleigh
Elizabeth Chudleigh was born on March 8, 1721 into an old Devonshire family who owned property but was neither rich nor titled. After her father died, her mother moved the family to May Fair, a...
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Historical Reads: When Fashion Set Sail
Over at Worn Through, fashion and textile historian Dr. Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell discusses the fashion of wearing ships on your head. To quote:There is a tradition that these images depict...
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Fashions For 1829 (Part 4)
Hello everyone,today I bring even more plates showing the fashions that were popular in 1829. Enjoy!Evening DressA dress of white striped gauze, over pink satin: the body a la Grecque, with short...
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Horsedriving Tips
Today, we learn to drive cars. In the past, men instead had to learn how to drive horses. There were different rules and techniques to do this, depending on whether they drove them for work or for...
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Book Review: The Black Moth By Georgette Heyer
Synopsis:The Black Moth is Georgette Heyer's first novel, written when she was 17 years old to amuse her sick brother. It features Jack Carstares—an Earl turned highwayman—and his enemy—the enigmatic...
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New Royal Palace of London
I was just browsing the June 1835 edition of The Lady's Magazine when I came across an article about the then newly built Buckingham Palace. Here it is:NEW ROYAL PALACE OF LONDONThis is the legitimate...
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Movie Review: The Young Victoria
When we think of Queen Victoria, we think of a short and stout old lady dressed in black mourning gowns and old-fashioned hats, with a stern expression on her face. But Queen Victoria wasn't always...
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Historical Reads: Arbella Stuart
The Eagle Clawed Wolfe shares the little-known story of Arbella Stuart, granddaughter to both Bess of Hardwick and Margeret Lennox, Niece of Mary Queen of Scots, and a descendant of Henry VIII’s...
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Two examples Of The Kindess Of Marie Antoinette
In her memoirs, Madame Campan, Queen Marie Antoinette's first lady-in-waiting, recollects several of her mistress' acts of kindness. Here are a couple:A circumstance which happened in hunting, near...
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Beau Brummel Quarrells With The Prince Regent
Beau Brummell, the arbiter of fashion in Regency England, was a good friend of the Prince Regent, the future King George IV. Both men loved fashion, although Brummel favoured and made fashionable a...
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