Victorian age

Wearing widow's weeds and holding photograph of their loved ones, photos show Victorians in mourning as part of a trend that saw them pictured in the throes of their grief.

This is another photograph by the Belgian photographer Leonard Misonne and dates from 1899, it shows the view from Lower Regent Street junction with Waterloo Place looking south across Pall Mall to the Duke of York Column. The Guards Crimean War Memorial is in the centre and the Athenaeum Club is at top right. The building on the left was demolished in 1909 and replaced with Cox's Bank, that same building is now a hotel.

done for Annie Leibovitz Disney ad "year of a Millon Dreams"

Julian Fellowes has written an American version of Downton Abbey for HBO, so we’re recapping this first season of The Gilded Age! Starting in 1882, the story promises to be a juicy soap opera…

Arsenic And Old Lace: A Look At The Beauty Secrets of a Victorian Lady It's no secret that some cosmetics available today have a plethora of dangerous chemicals and carcinogens that could negatively affect health. With the demand for women's perfect bodies, some may look with envy upon an earlier time, when beauty standards weren't so strict. The Victorian era has been an object of great romance, where paleness and a few extra pounds were actually positive. But as the old saying goes, the…

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