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July 15, 2015
Alice not in Wonderland.
Originally posted on History Witch:
Princess Alice (1843 – 1878) was the third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Unfortunately, she was the first of nine to die. Victoria outlived three of her children. How horrible.
She had a typical (ha) royal childhood until, of course, her father came down with Typhoid Fever in 1861 when Alice was just 18 years old. Alice was said to have nursed her father throughout his illness up until the day he died.
While the family was...
July 14, 2015
Making Believe
Originally posted on Making Believe:
I’m naming this post simply ‘making believe’, because so much can happen when the heart and imagination work together. Who knows how much power we really have? But when we ‘put our hands to the plow’ we’re working toward a harvest, aren’t we?
I have to confess. The story I’m most involved in now has a driving pulse to be told. It’s the child in me I’m sure, but when something so horrible happens to someone, my first wish is to turn back time and live that...
July 13, 2015
Reenactress: Examining female reeanctors as soldiers
Originally posted on Civil War History:
As some of you may know, I have been involved with Civil War reenacting for five years now, serving in units portraying both sides of the conflict over that time. While I am no expert by any means, I do appreciate anything that raises awareness of the hobby. From articles on clothing to a best-selling book that devoted space to the subject, there are literally hundreds of resources available to learn about this exciting activity.
One area within it tha...
Steampunk Sourcebook: “Egyptomania”
Originally posted on For Whom the Gear Turns:
The love affair of Western Europe with ancient Egypt can be traced to Napoleon’s invasion of Alexandria in 1798. Until starting to research this topic, I had always thought of the French mission to Egypt as an “expedition” but in truth it was a military maneuver aimed at weakening British control of the Mediterranean Sea and cutting them off from their Indian colonies. If Napoleon’s forces had only contained soldiers, we may never have become so...
“Time” Altered Canvas is my Favorite Steampunk Alchemy Illustration
Originally posted on For Whom the Gear Turns:
As I suspected, right when I got firmly back into my art-making mindset I had to pack up all my tools, paper and adornments and ship them back the US. There isn’t a lot of downtime on an archeaogical project, so I have to put my creativity on the shelf again for a bit. This is the last of my pieces for the upcoming Steampunk Alchemy book.I actually finished this oneback in May, but I wanted to space out posting the various illustrations.
The perf...
RAGDOLL releases their video for new track ‘Rewind Your Mind’
Originally posted on Rock And Roll:
Australian rockers Ragdoll (one of the best and most interesting bands in the world right now, if you ask me) has just released a brand new, trippy-as-hell video for their kick-ass new track ‘Rewind Your Mind’. Check it out on YouTube, and purchase the single right now at iTunes, Bandcamp, and CD Baby:
http://www.itunes.apple.com/us/album/rewind-your-mind-single/id987776891 http://www.ragdollrock.bandcamp.com/rewindyourmind http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/ragdol...July 12, 2015
Janet Morris, mother of Heroes in Hell, the damned saga, interviewed by Jennifer Loiske…
Originally posted on sacredbander:
Originally posted at: https://jenniferloiske.wordpress.com/2015/07/12/mother-of-heroes-in-hell-is-on-my-blog-today-meet-janet-morris/
‘Mother’ of Heroes in Hell is on my blog today! Meet JanetMorris! Posted onJuly 12, 2015byjenniferloiske
Best selling author Janet Morris began writing in 1976 and has since published more than 30 novels, many co-authored with her husband Chris Morris or others. She has contributed short fiction to the shared universe fanta...
Regency Personalities Series-Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom
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Originally posted on The Things That Catch My Eye:
Regency Personalities Series
In my attempts to provide us with the details of the Regency, today I continue with one of themany period notables.
Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom
3 November 1777 – 27 May 1848
Princess Sophia
Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom was the 12th child and fifth daughter of King George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Sophia is perhaps best known for the rumours surrounding a...
The Diaries of Miss Fanny Chapman
Originally posted on All Things Georgian:
We are delighted to announce a ‘sister’ site to All Things Georgian, and would like to introduce to you ‘The Diaries of Miss Fanny Chapman’ which can be accessed by clicking here.
Some time ago we were approached by George and Amanda Rosenberg who had enjoyed our blog posts on this site, and thought we might like to host the diaries that they had painstakingly transcribed which were written by Fanny during the Regency, late Georgian and Victorian era...
‘My Brother! My Dear Brother': The Extraordinary Encounter of an Irish Redcoat & Rebel During the War of Independence
Originally posted on Irish in the American Civil War:
The 4th of July is Independence Day in the United States, marking the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on 4th July 1776. Unsurprisingly given the nature of the conflict between 1775 and 1783, there were many Irish to be found on both sides. Although a departure from the American Civil War focus of the site, given the day that’s in it I wanted to share a brief but remarkable story of the Irish in the...
