At the beginning of the nineteenth century, meals could be obtained at chop houses, coaching inns, hotels, and coffee houses, yet all these ways of eating were deemed unsuitable for respectable women, who generally ate at home. This situation changed in the 1860s with the arrival of better railway h[...]
Archive for December, 2009
December 21st, 2009 - 12:16 pm § in Headline
Edwardiana in the News
‘Palm Beach County at 100′ reveals details of the Gilded Age on island For Jan Tuckwood, editor of the new book Palm Beach County at 100: Our History, Our Home, one of the most surprising things about the history of Palm Beach was its use of advanced technology at the end of the 19th cen[...]
December 21st, 2009 - 6:00 am § in Politics, great britain
Everyday Life in the British Parliament: Home Rule
The “Irish Question” dominated British politics for the majority of the nineteenth century. No other issue tore families, friends, and otherwise friendly political opponents apart than “Home Rule.” The seeds for this conflict were sown long before the nineteenth century, stre[...]
The Young Victoria (2009)
This film has been on my radar for quite some time, and believe me, if The Young Victoria failed to receive a U.S. release date, movie studios would have been on the receiving end of many tersely-worded emails! Thankfully, for my health’s sake and the sake of Homeland Security, The Young Victo[...]
