The History of Candles

Since candles were invented, their usability in human culture and societies continues to diversify. At the beginning, it was only about the ...

Portrait of Tsaritsa Maria Fyodrovna circa 1800's by Ivan Karmskoi

SELENE OF ALEXANDRIA 'Selene of Alexandria' by Faith L. Justice, is a historical novel, a straight one if you are into genres and su...

Chopines were platform shoes worn by women in the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. They protected the shoes and dress from mud and street s...

Drusilla by John Godward

Imagine sitting on this cable car as it slowly drives down Market Street at the Embarcadero Wharf in San Francisco in 1906. This film was &q...

Bridget Bishop was born sometime between 1632 and 1637, and during her life, she married three times, but never had any children. After her...

Romeo and Juliet is an enduring tragic love story written by William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultima...

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