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Personal blog with a mix of history, some about Eleanor of Castile, and lots of my other interests like art, photography, films, music and humour.
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Small, But Perfectly Formed Edwardian Photograph
Such a pretty little one, with a lovely border from my collection. I have tried to show it here round about the exact size. Another Pollyanna perhaps??...
The Medieval Weekend Roundup
I know, I’ve been a bit slow posting this, but it was a fun but tiring weekend and I wanted to go through my photos first. As most of you will have seen, we had a medieval village at the castle ...
Hello Vintage
I’ve made up my mind this time. The last time Victorian/Edwardian inspired fashion was about I only bought a couple of things. This time I’m stockpiling. I love this stuff, you can blam...
Oh, Go On Then…
You’ve twisted my arm. I’ll post an Edwardian young lady. Has anyone else seen/read Pollyanna? It makes me think a little of her somehow....
The Victorian Ladies Are Back
Yes, the ladies from my photo collection are back. Or more correctly, I recently acquired some more. The first one I love because of her beautiful eyes, the next two I actually bought more for t...
The Buccaneers & Aristocrats
Both are excellent BBC historical dramas shown in 1995 and 1999 respectively. Both are adapted from books, the first from Edith Wharton’s novel and the second from Stella Tillyard’s biogr...
Historical Costume
I am currently semi-obsessed with historical costume at the moment as I am looking at things I can use for children’s quizzes at the castle next year. This has been one of my favourites to work...