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The Supernatural Ruled Victorian Era Halloween Festivities
The Supernatural Ruled Victorian Era Halloween Festivities
For centuries, people have viewed Halloween as a time when the veil between life and death is temporarily raised. It Read More>...
Top Five Secrets Of Victorian Era Sea Bathing
Top Five Secrets Of Victorian Era Sea Bathing
Sea Bathing had long been praised as “the cure” for everything from general malaise to broken bones and deadly diseases. Read More>...
Victorian Era Pleasure Piers And The Working Class Holiday
Victorian Era Pleasure Piers And The Working Class Holiday
Victorian Era Pleasure Piers flourished along with the working class holiday starting in the 1840s. Seaside resorts were sprouting out of Read More>...
Queen Victoria’s Bathing Machine And Seaside Retreat
Queen Victoria’s Bathing Machine And Seaside Retreat
A look into Queen Victoria’s bathing machine and seaside retreat on the Isle of Wight might alter any dour image Read More>...
Parasols Said It Best!
Parasols Said It Best!
Parasols said it best in an era when people often had to communicate without words. Imagine life minus email, cell Read More>...
Queen Victoria Had Multiple Mother Issues
Queen Victoria Had Multiple Mother Issues
Queen Victoria had multiple mother issues. First, she had issues with her own mother. Later she had mother issues with each Read More>...
Victorian Era Games: Peter Coddle’s Trip To New York
Victorian Era Games: Peter Coddle’s Trip To New York
The Victorian Era Game, Peter Coddle’s Trip To New York, was all the rage at parties and social gatherings in Read More>...
Fun With Easter Eggs: Tapping, Shackling, Dancing
Fun With Easter Eggs: Tapping, Shackling, Dancing
People have had springtime fun with eggs for centuries. Fun with Easter egg tapping, shackling, and dancing have all provided springtime Read More>...
Aida Overton Walker Broke Stereotypes: Victorian Era Stage
Aida Overton Walker Broke Stereotypes: Victorian Era Stage
Aida Overton Walker broke stereotypes of the Victorian Era Stage both as an African American and as a female musical Read More>...
Victorian Era Vinegar Valentines: Hate Mail Or Tough Love?
Victorian Era Vinegar Valentines: Hate Mail Or Tough Love?
Were Victorian Era Vinegar Valentines hate mail or tough love? They offered a tart or spicy alternative to the sweet Read More>...
Queen Victoria’s Wedding Broke Some Rules
Queen Victoria’s Wedding Broke Some Rules
Queen Victoria’s wedding broke some rules and undoubtedly raised a few eyebrows on February 10, 1840. Like so many famous Read More>...
Could Elizabeth Bisland Have Won Nellie Bly’s Race?
Could Elizabeth Bisland Have Won Nellie Bly’s Race?
Could Elizabeth Bisland have won Nellie Bly’s race around the world if Joseph Pulitzer had not chartered The Miss Nellie Read More>...
Did Nellie Bly And Joseph Pulitzer Rig The Race?
Did Nellie Bly And Joseph Pulitzer Rig The Race?
Did Nellie Bly and Joseph Pulitzer rig the race on the final stretch across the United States? Bly set sail Read More>...
Cracking The Codes Of Victorian Era Accessories
Cracking The Codes Of Victorian Era Accessories
Cracking the codes of Victorian Era accessories could be a daunting task. During the Victorian Era, young women were not supposed to Read More>...
Flirtation Cards: Social Media Of The Victorian Era
Flirtation Cards: Social Media Of The Victorian Era
Flirtation Cards were the Victorian Era’s answer to social media. It was a time when proper men and women did Read More>...
