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What to read if you love “Bridgerton”
Once you’ve read Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton books in order, and devoured the new episodes of Bridgerton Season 2, what’s next? read more
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Stepping into History
Join me for a slightly self-indulgent post about shoes from history, Fragonard’s “The Swing”, Madame de Pompadour and fashionable footwear at eighteenth-century Versailles… read more
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Empire lines and puff sleeves: The (real) fashion of “Bridgerton”
It is difficult not to get swept up in the beautifully made world of Shondaland and Netflix’s Bridgerton, which has just returned for its second season, and is based on the books by Julia Quinn. The storylines are all-encompassing, the sets candy-coloured confections and, perhaps most of all, the costumes are slightly awe-inspiring. Set in read more
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Mini-Post | Happy 100th birthday Doris Day!
Doris Day is one of my favourite actresses, so I knew I had to celebrate her 100th birthday today with a little post! Born Doris May Ann von Kappelhoff in Cincinnati, Ohio, she began as a dancer, before an accident forced her to pursue singing instead. She got her start as a big band vocalist, read more
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On my period drama radar | April 2022
There are so many wonderful period dramas on my radar at the moment, plus I keep finding ones I’ve never seen before on streaming services that are now sitting in an endless “to watch” list. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have a full time job as a period drama critic? (If that isn’t a job read more
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Mini-Post | Bridgerton and Petworth House
A mini-peek into one of the Bridgerton filming locations for season 2. read more
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The Newport Casino & the Gilded Age
The penultimate episode of “The Gilded Age” HBO took a little trip to Newport, Rhode Island, and had the characters socialising at the Newport Casino. The Newport Casino opened in 1880 (only two years before the show is set!) and was designed as a new model of social club. The entrance on Bellevue Avenue (just read more
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New Podcast | The Eighteenth Century on Screen
Hello! I’m so excited to share with you today a new podcast that I was very excited to be asked to be part of: the British Society for Eighteenth Century Studies’ (BSECS) podcast Coffee House Perspectives. The podcast, as per their website, “brings together experts from the field of eighteenth-century studies to discuss and debate read more
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Mother Mathilda Beasley (1832-1903)
March marks Women’s History Month, and today I wanted to share with you the story of one of my favourite women in the history of Savannah, that of Mother Mathilda Beasley. I had the pleasure of learning more about her whilst researching for Art & Amble’s pop-up Women of Savannah tour. Mother Mathilda was Georgia’s read more
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Happy International Women’s Day 2022!
Happy International Women’s Day 2022! Enjoy these women’s history online exhibitions to museum from home today. read more
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Dr. Lizzie Rogers 