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The Edwardian Action Hero of Titanic

March 26, 2018 by Admin

Of all the tales of courage set against the tragedy of Titanic few beat that of Chief Baker Charles Joughin, the last survivor to leave the sinking ship. While many acts of bravery have been recounted as taking place on Titanic, Joughin’s is one of almost comedic daring-do that sounds like it came from a … Read more

The “False Adornments” of 18th Century Women’s Dress

March 26, 2018 by Admin

The false adornemnts of 18th century women's dress

Late-18th Century fashion was so elaborate that a law was proposed to prevent men being taken in by a pretty face. The 1770 an amendment against “false adornments” was proposed to the Witchcraft act “to protect men from being beguiled into marriage by false adornments,” it said. “All women, of whatever rank, age, profession or … Read more