Friday, May 26, 2017

Treasure Houses of England: Chatsworth

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The Duke of Devonshire's Chatsworth House Editor's Note: Each month Cheryl Bolen will be highlighting one of England's 10 T...
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Wednesday, May 24, 2017

British Prison Hulks--Floating Coffins

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by Guest Blogger Laurie Alice Eakes http://www.lauriealiceeakes.com “It is difficult to account for the fact that so interesting a...
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Wednesday, May 17, 2017

"A droll! A droll! Tell me a droll!" Cornish Folktales, Legend and Lore ~ Katherine Bone

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The Cornish are descendants of Druids, Celts, and the Welsh, ancestors typically referred to as the ‘old ones’ with a fifteen hundred yea...
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Friday, May 12, 2017

Spring in Regency England and the Social Season

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In the Pacific Northwest where I live, it's spring! Everywhere I look, something is in bloom. Every shrub, tree, and bulb has burst o...
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Friday, May 5, 2017

REGENCY IN COLORADO: The Denver Art Museum

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by Sheri Cobb South When one thinks of Regency England, I’ll admit that Denver, Colorado doesn’t exactly leap to mind. Still, whil...
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Friday, April 28, 2017

England's Treasure Houses: Blenheim Palace

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Blenheim Palace The ten treasure houses of England are selected for their grandeur of architecture, furnishings, landscape, and historic...
Friday, April 21, 2017

The Acquisition of a Dog

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By Beppie Harrison History being what it is—the story of people—it is not surprising to discover that people living in history, i.e. befo...