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A Tour Through The Gilded Age-7 Parts of The Show That Are Absolutely Real
While HBO's The Gilded Age is a work of historical fiction...so much of it actually happened in real life! Let's take a tour...
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A Tale of Two Astors
How Mrs. Astor won the family war for her title, but, was she really the loser?
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Empress Sisi and Her Sweets
A "short" look at the famed Empress of Austria and her favorite pastry shop.
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Who Are All These Germans?
A picture of Germany, before it was Germany.
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Marie Antionette's Sister Pt. 2
Marie Antionette is one of the most famous Queens in all of world history.
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Marie Antionette's Sisters Pt. 1
Marie Antionette (or Maria Antonia as she was originally named), though today only a memory, is a woman that became so famous, almost everyone around…
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The Most Serene Republic of Venice
A government that would blow any of today's governments away!
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4 Interesting Things About The Gilded Age
I am sure many of you history enthusiasts have seen or at least heard about Julian Fellows’ (the creator of Downton Abby) new show The Gilded Age.
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The 9th Century- A Snapshot
When one tries to imagine life from the years 800 CE-900 CE, we likely think of a brutal and harsh people who were not educated, may or may not have…
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Five Famous Renaissance Men Who All Came From the Same Tuscan Town
Florence during the Renaissance… neighborhoods and streets filled with some of the greatest talents and minds the world has ever seen.
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