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It Was a Victorian Thing: Get Me Out of Here (I’m Not Dead Yet!) – Part 2

In case you missed it, here's Part 1 of this short series. Part 2 highlights how Victorians addressed their fear of being buried alive -- as the saying goes, necessity is the mother of invention! Necessity: The Mother of Invention One of the hallmarks of the 1800s – the “century of acceleration” – was an explosion of innovation, invention and medical advancements....

It Was a Victorian Thing: Get Me Out of Here (I’m Not Dead Yet!) – Part 2 In case you missed it, here’s Part 1 of this short series. Part 2 highlights how Victorians addressed their fear of being buried alive — as the saying goes, necessity is the mother of …

Buried alive? For Victorians, it was quite a fearful thing . . .

It Was a Victorian Thing: Get Me Out of Here (I’m Not Dead Yet!) – Part I       Merriam-Webster defines fear as “an unpleasant often strong emotion caused by anticipation of awareness of danger.” When fear becomes exaggerated, inexplicable and illogical i…

It Was a Victorian Thing: Get Me Out of Here (I'm Not Dead Yet!) - Part I

It Was a Victorian Thing: Get Me Out of Here (I’m Not Dead Yet!) – Part I       Merriam-Webster defines fear as “an unpleasant often strong emotion caused by anticipation of awareness of danger.” When fear becomes exaggerated, inexplicable and illogical i…

The latest blog article . . . it was a Victorian thing . . .

It Was a Victorian Thing: Memento Mori Today it might sound creepy, but post-mortem pictures were not uncommon, especially during the Victorian era. I’m not talking about taking pictures of the dearly departed in their casket – that is …

It Was a Victorian Thing: Memento Mori

It Was a Victorian Thing: Memento Mori Today it might sound creepy, but post-mortem pictures were not uncommon, especially during the Victorian era. I’m not talking about taking pictures of the dearly departed in their casket – that is …

Oh the stories I find in newspaper archives! This article was extracted from the fourth of issue of 2019 which focused on all things Victorian, a truly unique era.

Of Collar and Corset: Saved by His Collar Last week it was “Killed by His Collar”. Conversely, celluloid collars were known to have saved more than a few fashionable man. Just another example of “It Was a Victorian Thin…

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Of Collar and Corset: Killed by His Collar As noted in the last two articles, you can file this article under something I like to call “It Was a Victorian Thing”. “Saved by Her Corset” and “Killed by Her Corset” foc…

Of Collar and Corset: Killed by Her Corset . . . the latest blog post

A curious nineteenth century headline investigated . . . .

Of Collar and Corset: Saved by Her Corset Saved by Her Corset We can file this short series consisting of excerpts from a couple of articles published several years ago under something I like to call “It Was a Victorian Thing”. Read any mi…

A timely article for the "dog days of August" . . .

Eleven Days of Hellish Heat   I know, I know …. it’s summer. It’s supposed to be hot, but I’m ready for a break in this heat. This article was originally published in the August 2018 issue of Di…