Mimi MatthewsMimi Matthews

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A Proposed 18th Century Tax Bill Targets 27-Year-Old Spinsters...And Their Cats!

In a 1777 letter to the editor of London Magazine, a gentleman has appended a proposed bill to levy a tax on old maids....

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A Century of Sartorial Style: A Visual Guide to 19th Century Menswear

A visual overview of 19th century men's fashion, looking at general changes decade-by-decade...

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This is Death: A Guest Post on George IV by Catherine Curzon

Today, I am very pleased to welcome royal historian and author Catherine Curzon with a fascinating guest post on the death of King George…

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The 1830s in Fashionable Gowns: A Visual Guide to the Decade

The 1830s was a bridge between the gigot-sleeved confections of the 1820s and the tight-sleeved, form-fitting bodices of the 1840s....

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Jane Eyre and the Legendary Gytrash

According to Charlotte Brontë’s 1847 novel, Jane Eyre, a Gytrash is a goblin or spirit which takes the form of a horse, mule, or large dog....

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Aphrodisiacs, Elixirs, and Dr. Brodum’s Restorative Nervous Cordial

During the 19th century, various powders, potions, elixirs, and cordials were peddled by quacks, some of whom purported to be doctors....

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Mimi’s books are also available at Penguin Random House, IndieBound and Powell’s, and at Amazon in the UK, Australia, and Canada.

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