Father’s Day is a time to treat Dad to the finer things in life. What could be finer than accessories for a Victorian gentleman? Maybe the box that holds them. This Victorian gentlemen’s traveling ...
Rosie Hart brought people’s attention to the fact that even Victorian boyfriends lacked class by reading said letter to her followers. The “Skitsy” in this story is Catherine Walters, a quite famous ...
Sure they might have been sticklers for following the rules, but from being courted to dressing up for dinner, some Victorian mandates could be fun. Crop tops and sweatpants were certainly not dinner ...
It’s sundown at a small park in Burbank and I’m dressed in head-to-toe black, carrying a big stick and ready to street fight, Sherlock Holmes style. I’m not exactly a ninja—the closest I’ve been to ...
From The New York Herald, Feb. 24, 1884. VALENTINE’S DAY 2010: Singles search for love by creating profiles on dating Web sites or posting ads on Craigslist or connecting to a far-flung network via ...
The British monarchy has twice been rescued by Germans. First, at the start of the 18th century, when the House of Hanover supplied the Protestant succession to the throne, ensuring the banishment of ...
Think of bartitsu, the martial art used by Sherlock Holmes, and the first word that may pop into your mind is “discombobulate.” It’s not too far from the truth, actually—and the recent Robert Downey ...
When people think of historical romance, the most common images conjured up are probably set in the Regency period. It’s the era of Jane Austen, empire-waist gowns, and bonnets everywhere. But there’s ...