Black History
The Prince and the Actress: When Florence Met George
byThough African American performers dazzled British society and its royals since the days of Walker and Williams (who brought their minstrel revues to English…
Sin & Scandal in the Edwardian Era
The Party, The Pie, and the Girl Who Brought Down a Gilded Age Tycoon
byGilded Age New York was a veritable playground for men both bachelor and married alike. From the Lobster Palace restaurants to the Bohemian enclaves…
High Society
Welcome to the Roaring Twenties (Redux?)
byWhen the clock struck midnight on January 1, 1920 everyone awoke from the spell cast by the Great War and the Spanish Flu to…
Weekly Round-Up
Weekly Round-Up: March 13
byI scour the web for interesting links so you won’t have to do it. Vic at Jane Austen’s World finds a great link to…
Downton Abbey
A Decade of Downton Abbey
byAnyone who knows me well knows that I do not like movie theaters. Not because of any hygienic issues but because I never feel…
Gilded Age New York
Happy Birthday Delmonico’s!
byDelmonico’s turned 180 years old this week, and its current incarnation turned up and turned out in style to celebrate the amazing milestone with…
