18 Halloween Pin-Ups from Hollywood's Golden Age
The Golden Age of Hollywood was a period stretching from the introduction of sound in around 1927 to the beginning of …
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The Tale o' Jack-o'-Lantern
It was a cold, dark night as they crossed the moors on All Hallows' Eve. The folk at the village had said not to venture …
Versailles: the Grandest Palace of Them All
King Louis XIV was so proud of Versailles that he would often give tours to visiting dignitaries himself and even wrote …
20 Exquisite Paintings of 18th-Century Ladies by Joshua Reynolds
Sir Joshua Reynolds Sir Joshua Reynolds RA FRS FRSA (1723 – 1792) was an influential eighteenth-century English portrait …
British Hero Admiral Lord Nelson: Victor at the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Born a small sickly baby, the son of a Rector in Norfolk, England, Nelson would go on to become the greatest British …
Knock Knock: A Brief History of Door Knockers
For anyone living in the United Kingdom, there is one door knocker that is the most powerful in the land. A lion's head …
The Other Lady Diana Spencer: the tragic story of the princess that never was
We all know, love, and remember the Lady Diana Spencer whose wedding in 1981 was watched by an estimated 750 million …
The Tragic Story of a Beautiful Countess Who Became a "Victim of Cosmetics"
Born in Cambridgeshire in 1733 to Irish parents, Maria Gunning was the eldest of seven children. Her father, John …
40 Views Inside the Winter Palace of Imperial Russia
During the 18th century, a marked change occurred in European royal architecture. The need for austere fortified …
16 Stunning Sofas from the 18th and 19th Centuries
Today, furniture fills our living and working spaces. It makes a statement about our taste for practicality and …
Cléo de Mérode: the Dancer and Celebrity Glamour Model of the Belle Époque
At the age of eight, Cléo de Mérode (1875 – 1966) was already showing the talent that would make her a world renowned …
The Beautiful French Porcelain of Sèvres
Despite a turbulent century of changing taste and technology, Sèvres Manufatory in the suburbs of Paris remained at the …