Friday, June 17, 2011

Guest Anne Whitfield: Bringing the Past to Life

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Linda Banche here. Today my guest is Anne Whitfield. Her latest book, The House of Women , is a Victorian historical novel set in Leeds, Wes...
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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Ladies' Footwear in the 1800s

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19th Century Footwear For my current work-in-progress, I had to research nineteenth shoe fashions, and I learned that during the 1800s...
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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Regency Railroads

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We think of the railroad as a Victorian invention, but railroads as we know them today got their start during the Regency. Goods and people ...
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Sunday, June 5, 2011

The First Lady of the FCC

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The first television debut was at the world's fair in New York in 1939. Radio was wildly popular as a new medium and vital to the war ef...
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

The Calendar of the French Revolution

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The French Revolution in 1789 was supposed to create a new order in France. Out with aristocratic tyranny, in with republican democracy! Lib...
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Friday, May 20, 2011

Guest Maria Hamilton: Mr. Darcy!

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Linda Banche here. Today I welcome Maria Hamilton and her Pride and Prejudice retelling, Mr. Darcy and the Secret of Becoming a Gentleman ....
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Monday, May 16, 2011

Regency Terms, the Cut, and Cut Direct

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The Cut  or C ut Direct The term "cut" or "direct cut" is an English term which means a public snub. That term...
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