Everything of Interest to a Romance Writer. Thoughts on the writing journey, daily life historical research and a little of everything else of interest to a romance writer. Sunday, February 5, 2017. By then, many of the Puritans had left England for America. Settling mainly in New England, they would inspire the.

My passion for The Freshwater Circle, Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, all things nineteenth-century, Victorian-era related! Monday, January 8, 2018. I am here to help spread the exciting news of an upcoming exhibition in the United Kingdom about the art works of Elizabeth Siddal known as Lizzie Siddal. Anyone who loves the Pre-Raphaelites will instantly know who she was. Wightwick Manor, National Trust.

Legacies for Cats, Pensions for Dogs, and the Spaniel Willed to Horace Walpole. A Toy Spaniel, A Pomeranian, and A Maltese Terrier at a Basket by Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Wegener, 1855. In the present day, it is not at all uncommon to make provisions for your pets when writing out your will. This is not a modern conceit. Century, there were many who provided for their beloved animal companions in just such a fashion.

Although popular conceptions of the Jazz Age suggest that every fashionable woman bobbed her hair during the 1920s, some women did keep their hair long. Long-haired women did not customarily wear their hair loose; rather, they pulled it back to the nape of the neck and wound it into a smooth chignon or knot. Aileen Pringle hairstyle, 1924. Irene Castle by Edward Thayer Monroe.

Exploring history on the screen. After three posts that mostly dealt with the general historical background. Substantial scenes take place at one of the forts.

Why Does TV Want Us To Root For the Bad Guys? August 5, 2015. This has usually meant cheering for characters who display courage, honesty, strength, intelligence, self-sacrifice and other virtues we wished for ourselves.

8216; out on the Guardian yesterday was, apparently, enough. This is the time of Annie Besant and her publication of a sex and contraceptive guide for the masses. Sexologist Richard Kraft von Ebbing.

Forensics, the anatomy of crime exhibition. So here we go, my first foray into blogging! On My first foray! .