Tag Archives: Queen Victoria

Mary Chesnut & The Royals, Part 1

Posted on August 12, 2020 by Sarah Kay Bierle

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 →

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Delhi and British Monuments

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Chris Kolakowski

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 →

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Charles Dickens, America, & The Civil War

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Sarah Kay Bierle

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 →

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“This city is now in the possession of the Confederate States of America”: The Raid on St. Albans, Vermont

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Ryan Quint

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 →

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