The extraordinary, rebellious life of Julie D’Aubigny, also known as Mademoiselle Maupin Born in 1673, Julie D’Aubigny, known as Mademoiselle Maupin, had shown a flair for music and arts from a very young age. Despite her girly beauty, D’Aubigny used to dress like a tomboy, a habit she kept also later in her young adulthood […]
By Stephanie Weber Ah, one year of marriage. Time to look at the wedding photos, eat the top of the cake, and get a flitch of bacon. Wait…what is that? Well, for years it was a tradition rewarded to happy couples who stuck it through one year of marriage. Where did this custom come from…and […]
Get ready to look like a gigglemug while you and your chuckaboos enjoy these Victorian slang terms from History Hustle. It’s all beer and skittles. 1. Bricky 2. Gas-Pipes 3. Sauce-Box 4. Gigglemug 5. Mafficking 6. Half-Rats 7. Daddles 8. Butter […]
Courtesy of Christoph Baumann, studied Ancient History at Heidelberg University The iron claw of Archimedes to defend the city-walls of Syracuse from naval assault had a devastating effect on the attacking Roman fleet. The Greek historian Polybius described the claw’s build and performance: …let down an iron hand swung on a chain, by which the […]
Answer provided by Therese Oneill, Writer, Unmenntionable! The Victorian Lady’s Guide to Marriage, Manners & Sex A lot of us have sort of trained our bodies to relieve themselves at near the same time every day. And if you were a Victorian woman, you would have eaten, drank, and taken physical exercise at about the […]
By Stephanie Weber It’s September which evokes memories of apple-themed activities like going back-to-school and learning about Johnny Appleseed. While he seemed like a perfect storybook legend, he was actually a real person and his name was John Chapman. The real story of Johnny Appleseed is a little weirder than anything taught in schools. The […]
