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The sad and even chilling tomb of Alice, the 18-year-old wife of the English aristocrat Alexander Denton, with a swaddled infant at her feet: she died in childbirth
Aristocracy · Mores · People · Humour
Scottish aristocrat Jean Johnston Buchan, 80, married a fourth time in 1732, to an 18-year-old
Jean Johnston Buchan claimed that she owed her longevity to changing husbands. In 1732 the 80-year-old Scottish aristocrat married for the fourth time, her husband being an 18-year-old youth
NB! · Art · Observations · Mores
French Combined Table of the Late 18th Century for Breakfast and Make-up
I have fallen in love with this French combination table of the late eighteenth century, for breakfast and for make-up. The side compartments, lined with silk, are for cosmetics; the upper part lifts off and becomes a bed table
NB! · The East · Art · Museums · Mores
When you hear talk of sultan's tea, remember this gold set from the Ottoman Empire
Architecture · Monarchies · Mores
Relocation of the Windsor baths in 1870 at Queen Victoria's wish
In 1870 the Windsor Baths were moved because of Queen Victoria's displeasure. She had no wish to behold, from the windows of Windsor Castle, half-naked men swimming in the pool
Cinema · London · Monarchies · Mores
Pressing to Death: A Real Historical Method of Execution, in Which a Man Was Crushed Beneath a Heavy Weight
The execution scene from the series "Gunpowder", starring Kit Harington, about the plot against King James I
NB! · Art · Mores · Humour
Elaine of Corbenic, Daughter of the Fisher King, Seduces Lancelot
Elaine of Corbenic, daughter of the Fisher King, seduces Lancelot. Be careful in matters of the heart
Aristocracy · Monarchies · Mores · People
In 1561 a young French nobleman, Pierre de Bocosel de Chastelard, found himself in the retinue of the eighteen-year-old Mary Stuart as she returned from France to Scotland
In 1561 a young French nobleman, Pierre de Bocosel de Chastelard, found himself in the retinue of the eighteen-year-old Mary Stuart as she returned from France to Scotland. In the course of the journey Pierre grew close to the queen and won her favour, so much so that
Archive · Mores · Society
Pensions of Decembrists' widows under the 1846 law and exceptions for those who moved to Moscow
It turns out that the Decembrists' wives, that is, the wives of exiled state criminals, were entitled to a pension under a law of 1846. After the husband's death they were paid an allowance equal to that which the exile himself had received. True, payment of this
NB! · Archive · Faith · Mores · Humour
Anglican bishops mock the vestments of Catholic priests at Dublin Castle
An incident at Dublin Castle: Anglican bishops in absurd attire mock the flamboyant vestments of Catholic priests. Or why there is no disputing about tastes
Archive · Monarchies · Mores · People
Nicholas I on Alexander I's childlessness and conjectures about the Emperor's illness
The future Emperor Nicholas I wrote of Alexander I, on the occasion of his wife Alexandra Feodorovna's pregnancy with their daughter Maria: "The Sovereign began to say that he saw our family bliss with joy... That he had never known this happiness, blaming himself for a liaison