This is an installment in a multi-part series.  Mourning rituals are important cultural markers throughout history. Through ...

Bouquet holders were a necessity for the well-dressed Victorian lady. Along with fans, parasols, gloves and dance cards, they were must-have accessories for women attending balls. During the Victorian ...

Ahh, Valentine’s Day: the perfect moment to tell your sweetheart how much you love them with a thoughtful card. But what about people in your life you don’t like so much? Why is there no Hallmark card ...

Victorian society was full of jobs that feel unbelievable today, yet they were once essential parts of daily life. From rat catchers scrambling through alleyways to pure finders collecting bizarre ...

Imagine slicing into a dessert that wobbled like modern Jell-O, only to discover it was made by boiling calf's hooves for hours on end. Before commercial gelatin became widely available, calf's foot ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. If you’ve ever wondered why upper-class Victorian-era households had so many servants, Caroline Goldthorpe’s ...