Slip Into Something Victorian Blog

“Queen Victoria was crowned at Westminster Abbey about a year after her accession, -- June the 28th, 1838. It would be easy to fill many of ...

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 ...

Tonight I’ll be giving another public reading at my library. Let’s recap prior experiences, shall we? Reading number one: Although practic...

Welcome to the Victorian era, my Muse whispers, while I draft scenes about a 19th Century submarine for my anthology story with other co-blo...

Today I thought I’d talk about famous women in the 19th century. Many of the names on the list you’ll know; I hope to add some information y...

With the anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg just a couple of weeks away, as I’m working on polishing up the final draft of Northern Tem...

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...

Went to see the new Indiana Jones movie last night, and LOVED it! OK, nothing compares to Raiders of the Lost Arc , and it’s hard to compare...

The best seat inside a stage is the one next to the driver. Even if you have a tendency to sea-sickness when riding backwards...you’ll get ...

Generally our blog is about what we know and what we’ve learned about the Victorian Era. Today’s Tuesday Ten is about things I want to lear...

This will just be a short blog. I'm having major problems with my computer, so I'm forced to share my husband's for the duration...

In recent weeks my Old West research has taken me right where I like to be. In town. And as much as I love the general stores, hot...

In May 1849 New York City finally established a hospital for cholera victims. Before the epidemic ended, more than 5,000 died. The rapidly ...

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...

Social life in the 19th Century was inseparable from most areas of a Victorian’s lifestyle. And so the calling card evolved into a key item...

the interest of blogging about research I'm doing--one of the main reasons we all started this blog--I decided to do my Tuesday Ten on 1...

Why do you write historical? For me, a story is not escapism - it’s not even romance – unless it’s historical! Why not escape high gas price...

I spent last weekend in the 1860s in a Civil War camp. In reality, it was the 28th Pennsylvania's annual Civil War reenactment at Nesham...

Sitting on a bar stool on the very spot over 1,000 hangings took place in the 1800’s might spook the average person, but for the hearty cust...