For those of you feeling the royal frenzy as the hours tick down to tomorrow morning, here are a couple wedding necessities, in case you...

Last Thursday, I attended a lecture and book signing given by Joshua Kendall at the New Haven Museum .  Mr. Kendall's latest publicatio...

In honor of Friday's royal nuptials (and my fondness for Queen Victoria), here's a look at some of the elegant tiaras that graced th...

A Pink Linen Shortgown, last third of the eighteenth century The back of the shortgown, showing its T-shape, front, back, and slee...

Beginning with it's official opening in Milan last year, there has been some considerable blogger buzz regarding the exhibition " ...

On Friday evening, we attended the annual Drancy Fess Ball held by our English country dance group .  For those of you unfamiliar with the o...

The Connecticut Historical Society in Hartford, CT. On 5 March, the weekend before we headed down to Williamsburg for the symposium and co...