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A Throne Fit for a Courtesan: A Throne Fit for a Courtesan

Cara Wilson

By Catherine Hewitt (Guest Contributor) Comtesse Valtesse de la Bigne was one of 19th-century Par… Read More
The Chameleon in the Classroom: The Chameleon in the Classroom

Helen King

By Helen King (Monthly Contributor) This is a story of illness and magic from the fourth century… Read More
A Jewish Writer Revived by Her Daughters: A Jewish Writer Revived by Her Daughters

Raquelle Bostow

By Susan Rubin Suleiman (Guest Contributor) Fall is the season for the big literary prizes in Fra… Read More
Civilization in Every Pot: Civilization in Every Pot

Michael Garval

By Michael Garval (Regular Contributor) It’s said that beloved French Renaissance king Henri IV p… Read More
Summer Reading from Emma B.: Summer Reading from Emma B.

Robin Maxwell

By Susan Hiner, Guest Contributor Bonjour! It’s me, Emma B.[1] Looking for a good book? …… Read More

Museum Mysteries: The Missing Cornerstone

September 9, 2015 By Sarah Alger

King George V’s Parrot

September 7, 2015 By AdrienneMayor

Why I Fell In Love With Sarah Royce, Pioneer Woman of the Gold Rush

September 3, 2015 By Jared Eckman

Clothes Make the (Wo)man? Pants Permits in Nineteenth-Century Paris

September 2, 2015 By Rachel Mesch

From Scholar to Archive Thief

September 1, 2015 By Elizabeth Winter

Fred Harvey and His Bird’s Eye View of History

August 27, 2015 By April Stevens

Beyond Blazing Saddles: The African-American West

August 25, 2015 By April Stevens

Closing the Border

August 24, 2015 By PamelaToler

Bonanza Denied by Pickax and Jackass

August 20, 2015 By April Stevens