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Lucy Hayes and the Spectacular Dinner Service,

Originally posted on Presidential History Blog:

The White House, then and now, requires a huge amount of china place settings.

The Precedents of China

The Reagan Presidential Service is one of the most elegant ever created for the White House. It cost a mega-fortune, but was paid for with private funds.

Formal Presidential dinner services have always been needed for formal occasions since the time of George Washington’s terms of office in New York and Philadelphia. It is a mark of sophistica...

The Dying Request: An Irish Soldier Seeks to Secure His Daughters’ Future at Shiloh, 1862

Originally posted on Irish in the American Civil War:

On the evening of 6th April 1862, at Pittsburgh Landing, Tennessee, the men of the 12th Illinois Infantry trudged back to their quarters after a hard day’s fighting. Having just endured the first day of the Battle of Shiloh, the soldiers gathered around their tents to discuss what they had just experienced. The danger, though, had not passed. The enemy remained close, and indeed the furious contest would resume the following morning. As C...

the Grey Lady of Glamis

Originally posted on History Witch:

Janet Douglas, Lady Glamis, was burned at the stake for witchcraft on July 17th, 1537. This took place right on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle while her young son was forced to watch. HORROR SHOW.

Janet’s brother, Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus was King James V’s stepfather. Archibald had James thrown in prison when he was young, so the King despised the entire Douglas family, including Janet.

James brought up charges of treason, accused her of p...

Italy. People.

Originally posted on Natalia Maks:

Try to lookthroughmy lenses and you will see quite the characters. I love all the people I photograph. I find them authentic and very distinct to the place: people at work and at leisure, at conversation and just wondering around-I love them all.

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“The Winds of War” Live-blogged, 9: World coming down. Where’s my wine?

myeagermind:

Great stuff

Originally posted on www.seanmunger.com:

Astonishing as it may seem, I’m almost finished with Herman Wouk’s immense World War II romance epicThe Winds of War, which I began reading (and live-blogging) way back in June. This is going to be the second-to-last installment of the series, as we’re rapidly coming to the sad and explosive climax of this amazing book. This has been one of the most popular article series on my blog this year, thanks in no small part to Michell...

In Search of Sir Lancelot

myeagermind:

Interesting

Originally posted on History... the interesting bits!:

The Great Hall and Round Table in Winchester

I have always had a soft spot for the Arthurian Romances. I love the legend of King Arthur and really hope that there was a historical Arthur who inspired the original tales. His Knights of the Round Table are held up as models of chivalry throughout Europe.

And the recent discovery of some wonderful wall paintings of Lancelot du Lac in a Ducal Tower in Siedlęcin in Po...

MemePunk: Joseph DuCreux

Originally posted on For Whom the Gear Turns:

While doing research for my “Make ’em Laugh” article at the beginning of the month I ran across a hilarious series of memes featuring a portrait of Joseph DuCreux (1735-1802). He was an artist working in France and pushed the boundaries of portraiture during his lifetime. Though his poses may not seem unusual now in this era of quick photos and selfie sticks, natural or comedic poses were not at all the norm in his day. He did the painting of him...

13 September 1940: British Civilians Should Stay in Malta

Originally posted on Malta: War Diary:

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MORE EVACUATIONS WOULD HARM MALTESE MORALE

The War Office has asked the Governor and C in C today whether there should be any more evacuations from the Malta and if so how many. However, as it is impossible to evacuate large numbers of Maltese, the telegram recognises that they may form the impression of being left...

Penelope Carwardine (1729 – 1804)

Originally posted on All Things Georgian:

Following our blog about Anne Mee which you seemed to have enjoyed we thought we would take a look at another female artist who specialized in painting miniatures.

According to quite a few sources Penelope was born around 1730, so just to confirm we will start this post with details of her baptism. She was baptized on 29thApril 1729 at Withington, Hereford, her parents being John and Ann, nee Bullock, of Preston Wynne, Herefordshire.

Her siblings in...

The Death of King Philip II of Spain

Originally posted on tudors & other histories:

On the 13th of September 1598, King Philip II of Spain died at the Palace of Escorial. His last act as king was giving a written permission for one of his two favorite offspring, Isabel Clara Eugenia to marry. From his bed, he continued to sign document and meet with his advisers but it was clear to everybody that their king was dying and that his son (also named Philip) would become their new king.

His daughter, the Infanta Isabel, remained by...