The Contemporary. Fashions under the Second Empire c. 1860 JUDGMENT of our female contemporaries is certes by no means an easy matter. After having run through the history of the… Read More
The Contemporary. Fashions under the Second Empire c. 1860
Category: England
Period Costumes and Fashion from England, Regency, Empire, Georgian, Directory, Victorian and Tudor dresses.
Lady Jane Grey declining the english crown.
Jane Grey claimed in 1553 for a short time the title of Queen of England. Since then, she has been dubbed The Nine Days’ Queen or The Thirteen Days’ Queen.
King Henry VI. and his court. The good duke Humphrey.
Henry VI, (1421 – 1471) was the last king of England from the house Lancaster. The house Lancaster is a side line of the House Plantagenet and an English royal dynasty.
Margaret of Anjou Queen of Henry VI. and her court.
Margaret of Anjou was Queen Consort of England from 1445 to 1461
Mother Of Napoleon Bonaparte 1750-1836.
Maria Letizia Ramolino Buonaparte 1750-1836. Letizia Buonaparte as Mother of the Emperor Maria Letizia Ramolino, married Letizia Buonaparte, called Madame Mère, was the mother of Napoleon Bonaparte. Maria Letizia was… Read More
A Favorite Occupation of Joséphine de Beauharnais.
A Favorite Occupation of Joséphine de Beauharnais. French first empire. (England: Regency, Georgian period) Joséphine de Beauharnais (born Marie Josephe Rose de Tascher de la Pagerie; 1763-1814) was the wife of… Read More
The Thomas Overbury affair. Mrs. Anne Turner.
Mrs. Anne Turner (born Anne Norton 1576–1615), English maidservant convicted of the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury.
The Empress Josephine in the Park at Malmaison
The Empress Josephine in the Park at Malmaison (1809) by Pierre Prud’hon.
Empress Josephine At Château de Malmaison 1804.
The Malmaison Castle (Château de Malmaison) in Rueil-Malmaison west of Paris was the residence of Emperor Napoleon and his wife Josephine.
Costume of British Alderman
Costume of British Alderman 1843 Title of Assistant Secretary in the British Isles, member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. From the Book: Manners, customs and costumes of all… Read More