Check’d Bonnets
Here’s a question: what about those linen bonnets? Am I making that up? As it happens, nope. Linen bonnets appear in ads from the 1760s to the 1780s, some...
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In Defense of Bad History
Not inaccurate or badly researched history, of course, but the “Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know” kind of history. Without wading into the murky waters of cancel...
Behind the Scenes, Below Stairs
Perhaps because I just finished Longbourn and have just started Year of Wonders, servants are on my mind. In the family portrait at left, the servants are visib...
Longbourn: Book Review
On Sunday, I read the NYT review of Jo Baker’s new book, Longbourn. As soon as I finished the review, I ordered the book, which arrived Wednesday evening...
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