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Tag Archives: Queen Victoria
Blockade, Privateering, and the 1856 Declaration of Paris
In April 1861, the commanders in chief of both the United States and Confederacy issued far ranging proclamations. Abraham Lincoln declared a blockade of Confederate ports while Jefferson Davis issued a call for privateers to make war on US seaborne … Continue reading
Mary Chesnut & The Royals, Part 1
Mary Chesnut—the famous Southern diarist—loved to keep up with the news and that included international matters. True, she spent a lot of time following rumors and speculating if or when a European power would aid the Confederacy, but there was … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Primary Sources
Tagged Great Britain and the Civil War, Mary Chesnut, Queen Victoria
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Delhi and British Monuments
Bert Dunkerly recently posted about monuments in Eastern Europe. At the end of his post, he stated, I offer these thoughts not necessarily to promote or condone what has been done there, but simply to highlight another perspective. It is a … Continue reading
Posted in Memory, Monuments
Tagged Coronation Park, Delhi, George V, India, Monuments, Queen Victoria
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Charles Dickens, America, & The Civil War
If you look at lists or letters or diaries mentioning reading material from the mid-19th Century in America, you’ll likely find a book or two by British author Charles Dickens – if that reader enjoyed novels. Popular on both sides … Continue reading
“This city is now in the possession of the Confederate States of America”: The Raid on St. Albans, Vermont
On October 15, 1864, two men arrived in the town of St. Albans, Vermont and checked into a hotel named the American House. They appeared to be unassuming, but the two were the vanguard of some twenty others, all who … Continue reading
