About Mimi's Blog

Mimi Matthews’ nineteenth century history blog is a WordPress Editor’s Pick and has been featured on WordPress Discover.  Here you will find cited articles on everything from Byronic Heroes and the British Court of Chancery to Regency Riding Habits and Victorian Crinolines.  Have a look around.  If nothing takes your fancy, please stop by again sometime.  New articles are generally posted 1-2 times per week with an Animals in Literature and History feature every other Friday.

A Selection of the Most Popular Articles

 Cat Funerals in the Victorian Era

The 1870s in Fashionable Gowns: A Visual Guide to the Decade

The Beauty Rituals of 19th Century Empress Elisabeth of Austria

Penny Dreadfuls, Juvenile Crime, and Late-Victorian Moral Panic

Death at the Needle: The Tragedy of Victorian Seamstress Mary Walkley