Anyone wanting a profound understanding of the physical, emotional, and psychological effects of living in Edwardian Britain should watch this British reality show, Manor House. This is an excellent historical experiment. I strongly recommend it.

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When you hear the name Henry VIII, you probably think of wives, beheadings, a lack of a male heirs, and the notoriously, haunting rhyme: divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived; but right along with Henry VIII's high capacity for violence and cruelty was an amazing talent and passion for music. Not only did Henry perform music, he ( Read more... )

So I was browsing through the anime fan-fiction, and I find I very interesting Japanese culture guide for anime fan-fiction authors. This is actually a very well written article by someone whose spent extensive time in Japan. It even makes some culture points that I didn't even know about.

Warning: There's a little mature content, but nothing over ( Read more... )

 
This is a really unique find, guys.

Go check it out.

Ahoy at the World Trade Center

By ISABEL KERSHNER

Published: July 17, 2010

JERUSALEM - Amid the horrors of the Holocaust, the atrocities perpetrated by a few brutal women have always stood out, like aberrations of nature.

There were notorious camp guards like Ilse Koch and Irma Grese. And lesser known killers like Erna Petri, the wife of an SS officer and a mother who was convicted ( Read more... )

I've been away a long time, I know. :| I've been quite busy for a while with writing projects. So anyway...enough with that...

I don't know if this has been posted but has anyone else seen this?

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Horrible Histories is awesome, just for the record.

     From tiny doll clothes and garden dresses to what-the-heck-died-on-Marie-Antoinette's-head, the Haven's newest affiliate, past_fashion , offers accurate and fascinating history on our everyday companion, clothes.

Take a look...

It comes highly recommended.

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I recently purchased an album called The Heart of Everything by Within Temptation. When the song Our Solemn Hour came on, my history obsessed mind immediately spotted the songs meaning.

The background contains pieces of Winston Churchill's first radio address. The title Our Solemn Hour is a direct reference to this speech. The powerful lyrics and ( Read more... )

Hello, all! I'm sorry I don't post more often, and goodness, this is going to be a short one. I promise when I'm less busy I'll write up some cool posts ( Read more... )