Slip Into Something Victorian Blog

Once a much difference venue, today in 1886 the Folies Bergère introduced women in sensational (read: scandalous) costumes. The Place aux Je...

Dubbed the Painter of Princes , the most sought after Victorian haute portrait artist was Franz Xaver Winterhalter , (b.1805-d.1873) . He p...

Also known as The Constitution of the Empire of Japan or the Imperial Constitution . Japan’s first Diet also convened today, since it was a...

The Kingdom of Hawaii is officially recognized by the United Kingdom and France as an independent nation. They would "consider the Sand...

At the Swedish-Norwegian Club in Paris, Nobel signed his last will and testament, and set aside the bulk of his estate to establish the Nobe...

The Victorian era was a period of astonishing advances. In the field of medicine, introductions were made of both antiseptics and anesthetic...

Franklin Pierce was a Victorian mover & shaker who stood for both winning and losing causes.

On November 28, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln declared all government offices closed for a day of Thanksgiving. Magazine editor Sarah Jose...

One of the last clipper ships to be built, in Dumbarton, Scotland, and the only one surviving to this day, the Cutty Sark stands now in dry...

Sherman's March Through Georgia In a desperate attempt to draw Sherman out of Georgia, General John Bell Hood invaded Tennessee. It was ...

Queen Victoria sought out the advice, daily if possible, from William Lamb, the Second Viscount Melbourne, who was her real father figure. ...

1877 Accidental invention. As with many things in life, Edison stumbled on one of his great inventions while working on a way to record tele...

Most of us have heard those famous words, but I wonder how often anyone takes the time to reflect upon their meaning. On November 2, 1863,...

And we can thank railroad companies for that, telling us just how much power they had at their heyday. At noon today in 1883, the American a...

1869 French Empress Eugénie, wife of Napoleon III, attended the inauguration ceremony. It took 15 years to complete the 100 mile canal acros...

Siege of Lucknow or the First War of Indian Independence. Sir Colin Campbell easily crossed the nearly dry Charbagh Canal and advanced on th...

Actually, it was only Brazil's 2nd emperor, but Pedro II did have a 49 year reign. He was a good leader, and the economy grew and people...

It was a total failure. While not his first, or his last story published, most of which were well received, Moby-Dick wasn't even a bli...

The Denny Party lands at Alki Point. They will eventually be the founders of Seattle, WA. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denny_Party http://ww...

As the most advanced form of transportation on land at that time, railroads were important to both armies during the Civil War. Railroads we...