The Art of Autumn
Autumn is a time of contemplation. A time to reflect on the changing of the seasons from growth to decay. Each year is a …
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Frozen in Time: the Kaiser's Home in Exile
At the end of World War I, the world desperately needed a scapegoat to help come to terms with four long years of human …
Renoir: an Impression of Beauty
Famed for his paintings of bustling 19th-century Parisian life, pretty women and sensual nudes, Pierre-Auguste Renoir's …
Neuschwanstein—Castle of Dreams
Born in Nymphenburg Palace—the "Castle of the Nymphs"—in Munich, Bavaria, and growing up in the Gothic Revival fantasy …
The Real Gangs of New York
Those are the gruesome words of Bill "the Butcher" Cutting, played by Daniel Day-Lewis in the Martin Scorsese film Gangs …
Francois Flameng: Interpreter of Beauty
Beautiful places, beautiful people, beautiful clothes—Francois Flameng loved to paint them all. Born in an art studio in …
The Light that Inspired the Skagen Painters
Skagen is a village in the northernmost part of Denmark. From the late 1870s until the turn of the century, a group of …
Lafayette—the Hero of Two Worlds
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, was a French aristocrat and military officer. To many of us, he is simply the …
8 Lessons on How to be Polite from Victorian Ladies
First published in 1860 by Florence Hartley and now available for free in the public domain, The Ladies' Book of …
The Tragic Story of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911
This is the tragic story of how 146 immigrant workers—mostly young women—lost their lives in one of the worst industrial …
A Tale of Two Sisters
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. This is the tragic story of two sisters. Two beautiful Russian …
How to be a Gentleman – Lessons from History
Some say that believing in gentlemen is like believing in fairy tales. In our fast-paced, frenetic world, we can be …