Victorian Era
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Arsenic & Blythe Court
How do you commit murder? Well, in the Victorian era arsenic was a good way to…
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Feminine Accomplishments (1872 Style)
“An English lady without her piano, or her pencil, or her fancy work, or her favorite…
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The English Victorian Wedding – 1872 Style
I am back to poking around one of my favorite books, “
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Edwardian Era (1900-1914 Life in Manchester/Salford UK)
As most of you know, I am somewhat obsessed with researching my family history. My maternal…
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The Ladies Toilet 1872 Style
“Suppose then that this first and vital standing order for the toilet be stringent, and that…
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Victorian Cleanliness 1872 Style (Part 2)
“But the man who throws his clothes about the room, a boot in one corner, a…
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1872 – What Constitutes Good Society?
What constitutes good society? Well, in 1872, England the requisites of good society are listed in…
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Balls in the Victorian Era
“The advantage of the ball in the upper classes is, that it brings young people together…
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Breach of Promise of Marriage
One of my hobbies is searching my British ancestry on my mother’s side of the family.…
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Victorian Women by Joan Perkin
While writing my new novella, Whitefield Hall, I started to Google a few terms—one of…
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Marriage & Divorce in the 19th Century
While writing The Legacy Series, I needed to extensively research the reality of marriage and divorce…
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The Victorian Wedding
While writing my award-winning novel, Dark Persuasion, I spent a fair amount of time researching Victorian…