MCM: Axel von Fersen
Hans Axel von Fersen (1755-1810) was a Swedish count and Swedish general who spent time in France as a diplomat, where he became close to... Read more →
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Finishing Out Season 2 of The Spanish Princess
Well, people, we have finally reached the end of The Spanish Princess (2019-2020)! That's right, Starz has announced that this will be the final... Read more →
MCM: Joseph Schildkraut
Actor Joseph Schildkraut (1896-1964) was born -- and got his start in -- Austria, but moved to the US in the 1910s. He won an Oscar for playing... Read more →
WCW: Aishwarya Rai
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is one of the most popular actresses of India. She is, as is often noted, stunningly beautiful. She's also done a number of... Read more →
MCM: Haaaard Edwardian Collars
Over a year ago, I wrote a post about Just How Hot biiiiiig Regency collars are. I mentioned in that post that Edwardian collars did a similar thing,... Read more →
Catching Up With The Spanish Princess: Season 2
I've resisted watching season two of The Spanish Princess (2020), because season one was so exhausting (I wrote recaps AND research articles about... Read more →
MCM: Jean Marais
Jean Marais (1913-98) was an icon of classic French cinema. The muse (and lover) of director Jean Cocteau, you may know him from the fantasy film... Read more →
Top Five 1970s British Miniseries I’d Love to Watch, But…
There are some British miniseries made in the 1970s that appear to have amazing costumes, that I've long considered watching ... but every time I do,... Read more →
WCW: Alicia Vikander
For a while there it was looking like Swedish actress Alicia Vikander was vying with Lily James to be the next historical costume movie darling.... Read more →
WCW: Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna (1901-18) was the daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last tsar of Russia. She was the youngest of four daughters... Read more →
