April 19, 2012<April 19, 2012 Dream Dinner Party Guests from History by Evangeline Holland Inspired by Tudor historian, Dr Suzannah Lipscomb, who was asked by The Telegraph to list six dream dinner party companions from history, I’m going…
February 8, 2011<February 6, 2011 The Edwardian Garden Party by Evangeline Holland Garden parties were the easiest and most informal manner of entertaining. As part of the duty owed the county, it was expected that at…
October 28, 2009<September 24, 2016 Hallowe’en In the Gilded Age by Evangeline Holland Despite its roots in European paganism, Halloween is a thoroughly American holiday. During the Gilded Age, Americans took Halloween quite seriously, even going so…