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Coffee houses
Coffee appeared in Europe for the first time in the 17th century. Not long after, the example of the Ottoman Empire was followed, and coffee houses were build. The drink and new establishements soon...
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My favourite links this week:
Victorian health and medicine Some Victorian trivia Were left-handed people repressed?
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Mal du Siecle and Weltschmertz
Before I start, I would like to link you to the website Curious Expeditions, which I think is very great and you might think so too. Mal du Siecle is closely related to Weltschmertz (though the latter...
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Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 – 1844)
Thorvaldsen was born in Copenhagen in 1770 (according to some accounts, in 1768), the son of an Icelander who had settled in Denmark and there carried on the trade of a wood-carver. This account is...
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July Monarchy (1830-1848)
The July Monarchy (1830-1848) was established in France with the reign of Louis Philippe of France. His predecessor, Charles X, was abdicated during the July Revolution. This revolution had been...
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Gardening in the Nineteenth Century
It would go too far to describe the entire history of gardening in the Nineteenth Century, so I’ll just give you some tidbits: Wardian Case: The Wardian case was invented by Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward, in...
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Paying compliments in the Victorian era & Burnett’s Little Lord Fauntleroy
Here’s a fragment from Hodgson Burnett’s Little Lord Fauntleroy, in which you can see a little bit of the customs regarding compliments in the later half of the nineteenth century: “Come here, Lord...
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When I was a Girl in Holland: a farmer girl’s life in the 1880s
One time when I was procrastinating in the library I happened upon this truly amazing book. It was a very small book, originally written for children, called When I was a Girl in Holland. It’s actually...
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The Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin
These days, thanks to the amazing Google Art Project, you don’t need to travel to see great art. You can browse paintings and sculptures by your favourite artist, timeperiod, or museum. So for today, I...
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American, Old English or a la Russe: Dinner styles in the 19th century
Because so many people come to this blog for tips on hosting a Victorian-style dinner, I thought this would fit right in. It’s from an article I read recently describing the fashions of serving food...
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