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Edwardian Promenade
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Website of Historical Romance author Evangeline Holland, which is devoted to the Edwardian era (1880-1914): fashion, people, music, food, places, etc, as well as nifty primary sources and a seasonal magazine! Join the fun of the period!
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The Story of the Costume Drama: The Greatest Stories Ever Told

“The Story of The Costume Drama: The Greatest Stories Ever Told” Premieres in March on PBS - A Celebration of 50 Years of Historical Drama With Interviews and Clips - Featuring scenes fro...

11 h ago 1 person likes this

Downton Recaps: Episode Six, Season Two

Just in time for le jour d’amour (forgive my bad French), we have Tasha’s recap of Sunday night’s episode of Downton Abbey. As always, thank you to Downton Online for the screencaps...

1 jour ago

Living With ‘Enza: The Spanish Flu Pandemic, 1918-1919

By the close of the Great War, death had become a constant companion for both military personnel and civilians alike, yet no one expected that long after the ceasing of hostilities, between 50 to 100...

3 days ago

Downton Dragout: Lord Grantham

Lord Grantham is superior to all other men, and has the listing in Debrett’s Peerage to prove it. Look at how debonair and handsome he looks in his evening wear, leaning against that Rolls with...

4 days ago

The Etiquette of Bowing

As regards the recognition of friends or acquaintances, it is the privilege of a lady to take the initiative, by being the first to bow. A gentleman should not raise his hat to a lady until she has a...

6 days ago

Downton Recaps: Episode Five, Season Two

Tasha’s back again with her weekly recaps, with screencaps courtesy of Downton Online. Did you all see the Downton Abbey skit on Saturday Night Live this weekend? It was soooo funny. Anyway, th...

06 fév 12

DELETED DOWNTON: Series 2 Ep 2 – Thomas & O’Brien

Kate Hess of Deleted Playhouse emailed the first installment in Deleted Downton, and I had to share it with you. It’s pretty clever and I’m eager to see what DP does next. The Deleted Pla...

06 fév 12

The Transportation of the Wounded from the Front

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06 fév 12

Book: Colored People’s Blue-Book and Business Directory of Chicago

I could find little on the author of this business directory, which was published privately in 1905, but the directory itself is a goldmine of social history. To give a little context, Chicago was on...

03 fév 12

Vintage Fiction for Your Downton Fix

Major publishers were quick to cash in on the rousing success of Downton Abbey by suggesting books they felt would appeal to fans of the show. Not surprisingly, they and the multitude of comments fro...

01 fév 12

Downton Recaps: Episode Four, Season Two

Tasha’s recapping solo again this week (we’ll soon see Lynn again!), so without further ado, her thoughts on last night’s episode. For once I’m glad this installment of Downto...

30 jan 12

Books, Books, and More Books, or my Edwardian Research Library

Taking a cue from the owner of the Julian Fellowes’ Titanic fanpage, as well as the number of lists recommending Downton Abbey/Edwardian/WWI-themed books (and stay tuned for the list Melody and...

27 jan 12

Obtaining Servants

It is no easy matter to secure quickly the treasure for whom you are seeking. Do not be in a hurry and take anyone; it only entails expense, much vexation, constant changes, and a bad reputation in t...

25 jan 12 1 person likes this

Watch It Again: Secrets of the Manor House

Watch Beyond the Fiction on PBS. See more from Secrets of the Manor House. Reviews: Recap and Review – Jane Austen’s World Edwardian England Revealed: Secrets of the Manor House – T...

23 jan 12

Downton Recaps: Episode Three, Season Two

Lynn can’t be with us today, but Tasha is still here, and her recaps are always funny and informative! Tonight was very stressful because the Giants’ game went into overtime, which means ...

23 jan 12

Popular Songs of WWI

Soldiers Concert at Downton Abbey © Downton Online Music has always been an expression not only of emotion, but of popular culture, and the outbreak of WWI was no small inspiration for the many songw...

23 jan 12

Staging Fashion at the Bard Graduate Center

From the website: From January 18 to April 8, 2012, the Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture (BGC) presents Staging Fashion, 1880–1920: Jane Hading, Lily Elsie, Bil...

21 jan 12

New Book: An Affair with Mr. Kennedy by Jillian Stone

Don’t you love the cover? London, 1887. Part stoic gentleman, part fearless Yard man, Zeno “Zak” Kennedy is an enigma of the first order. For years, the memory of a deadly bombing at King’s Cro...

20 jan 12

Portraits of The Souls

Beautiful Souls — Link 5 December 2011 – 12 August 2012 Room 28 Free The ‘Souls’ were a sophisticated set of young aristocrats and society debutantes, who were drawn together by a shared ...

19 jan 12

The Irish couple who scandalised London society

TWO MAJOR paintings by Irish artist Sir William Orpen are to be auctioned at Sotheby’s in London in May. The portraits of a Co Meath aristocrat and his glamorous music-hall wife – whose m...

17 jan 12

Downton Recaps: Episode Two, Season Two

And we’re back once again with our Monday recaps of Downton Abbey. This was mostly a filler episode, in my opinion, as it set up the major dramas for the rest of the season (Downton as a conval...

16 jan 12

Downton Abbey: Nursing & Military Hospitals on the Home Front

Perhaps due to poetic license, or historical media hearsay (i.e. inaccuracies that become “fact” due to continuous repetition in TV, movies, and literature), the second season of Downton ...

16 jan 12

Downton Abbey: Nursing on the Home Front & Military Hospitals

15 jan 12

New Book: Lily, Duchess of Marlborough (1854–1909): A Portrait with Husbands

Lily Price Hamersley became, with her 1888 marriage to the eighth Duke of Marlborough, the highest-ranking peeress in England and the first American duchess in fifty years. The duke was one of three ...

13 jan 12

PBS’s Secrets of the Manor House

Watch Secrets of the Manor House – Preview on PBS. See more from Secrets of the Manor House. Secrets of the Manor House premieres Sunday, January 22, 2012. Exactly 100 years ago, the world of t...

11 jan 12

Shops & Shopping in London: Du Bosch & Gillingham

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11 jan 12

Downton Recaps: Episode One, Season Two

I love recaps but decided to give the stage to some very excellent and funny Downton fans this season. I hope you enjoy! Tasha: It’s two years after the end of season one, 1916, and Matthew is ...

09 jan 12

Life in the Trenches

Life in the trenches was not a single, uniform experience for Allied troops in France, nor was it a strictly British experience; it was also not one long and relentless barrage of shells, grenades, s...

09 jan 12

Women in Trousers

INDUSTRY DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR: WOOLWICH ARSENAL © IWM (Q 27839) A female worker operates a naval gun rifling machine in the Royal Gun Factory at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, London, in May 1918...

06 jan 12

WWI Wednesday: Wartime Rationing

Don’t Waste Bread! © IWM (Art.IWM PST 13354) It must have been a great shock to the Edwardians to go from extreme lavishness in meals to extreme want during the height of the war. During the ea...

04 jan 12

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