Slip Into Something Victorian Blog

As you may or may not know, I went to San Fran recently for the RWA National Conference. This is what I learned from my 4 days there. You ma...

What makes Dame Judie Dench or Sir Paul McCarthy worthy of being knighted and er…damed? I have no idea. Sure, I like some of her movies and ...

10 Events (of dozens) in Qing China that led to the 1911 Revolution: 1. First Opium War 1839 : For decades the Chinese desperately tried to ...

I could do my Tuesday 10 from now through next year on scientific discoveries, but these are all on communication. 1. Fax Machine 1843 (Fi...

I’ve done this before, a list of things I want to read/watch, but since I’m sick and have had no sleep this past weekend, here’s a list of V...

10 Key Russian Events 1839-1901 The Victorian Era was a time of expansion. With expansion inevitably comes war. Russia was no exception. Her...

How many sound familiar to you? 10 Victorian Easter traditions: Decorate Easter eggs – not from a kit, more’s the pity, but by using cranbe...

The 1800s saw some of the worst financial crises ever. Banks failed with alarming frequency, entire populations lost everything (India, Irel...

This is an almost continuation of Dee's 10 thing she loves/hates about the era. I shamelessly add to it because I have nothing else plan...

I love to travel. I haven't been to as many places as I'd like, and there are some I'd never go to for various reasons, but ther...

Even though it's Christmas, I'm posting this beacuse I don't have to be anywhere until 2. Plus, I spent the last several days th...

Sports with ties to or origins in Victoriana There are lots of sports I could list here. With the advent of more leisure time, there was mor...

Look - it's Tuesday! I totally missed that, what with the holiday (well it was for me, did you thank a Vet this weekend?) and the long w...

It’s amazing that what we take for granted now was new and fascinating slightly more than 100 years ago. I admit, some might be a stretch, b...

We’re starting a new thing here. You might’ve heard of Thirteen Thursday. We’re doing Tuesday Ten (it’s the alliteration). This is a list of...