Queen Victoria, Part 6: Love at Last
Time for a happy ending! When we last left young Queen Victoria, it was 1839 and she’d had to deal with the Flora Hastings scandal,
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Queen Victoria, Part 5: Troubled Times and the Last of Sir John
The last we heard about the new Queen Victoria, it was 1837 and she was on her throne and safe from Sir John Conroy… Or
Queen Victoria, Part 4: “She Must Be Coerced!”
By the time she was in her mid-teens, Victoria was still tiny in stature (barely five feet), but the endless summer “progresses” she was forced
Queen Victoria, Part 3: The Prisoner of Kensington Palace
Dramatic title, huh? Well, this part of Victoria’s story is pretty dramatic. When we last saw Victoria, she was ensconced in Kensington Palace with her
Queen Victoria, Part 2: Poor Little (not very) Rich Girl
In my last post I told you about the Great Matrimonial Race to beget the next heir to the British throne. So now let’s look
Queen Victoria, Part 1: And the Winner Is…
You’ve heard the expression that “truth is stranger than fiction,” haven’t you? The story of how Queen Victoria came to be born a little over
They’re Everywhere!
In fiction about the 19th century, you see them everywhere: they’re carrying tea trays, opening doors, serving dinner, or wandering about decoratively at balls wearing
The Universal Advertising Sheet
As a corollary to my collecting early 19th century fashion prints, I’ve accumulated a number of the advertising supplements that were published along with Ackermann’s
Maid For You
Ah, having a lady’s maid. Sounds lovely, doesn’t it? Someone to pamper you and pick up your discarded silk shawls and rub your temples with
19th Century Beauty: Everything I Need to Be Beautiful Can Be Found at the Supermarket
Our 19th century girls couldn’t run down to the mall to pick up the latest beauty products…instead, they went down to the larder and out
19th Century Beauty: Detestable Compositions
Today it’s no big deal for young women to use lipstick, eye pencils, and any other number of cosmetics to improve on nature or conceal
Remembering the Ladies
“I long to hear that you have declared an independency. And, by the way, in the new code of laws which I suppose it will
An Intriguing Item
Not too long ago I ran across a fascinating item in the March 1, 1807 Monthly Compendium of Literary, Fashionable, and Domestic Advertisements–basically, the ads