History Watching Downton Abbey with an Historian: Death and Dyeing
Mo Moulton considers aging, mortality, pets, and beauty trends in the latest installment of her marvelous 'Watching Downton Abbey with an Historian' series.
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History Watching Downton Abbey with an Historian: Differences Without Distinction
Historian Mo Moulton on the class, ethnic, and religious prejudices seen and discussed on Downton Abbey.
History Watching Downton Abbey with an Historian: Queer Downton!
Historian Mo Moulton considers the enigma of Thomas Barrow, and Downton's curious brand of homophobia without homophobes.
History I, Tituba: Working as a Historical Reenactor in Salem
On how the author was unwillingly cast as Tituba by tourists in Salem, Massachusetts.
History Turns Out I Have No Idea What “Breaking On The Wheel” Means
Breaking someone "on the wheel" is not even a tenth as cool as I thought it was.
History Watching Downton Abbey with an Historian: Lord Grantham’s Secret Liberal Heart
Historian Mo Moulton is back to talk about Downton Abbey Season 5 and her theory about Lord Grantham.
History Oh, Come On: This Proto-Norse Amulet Is Ridiculous
THIS IS NOT A RUNE IN ANY LANGUAGE
History Bejeweled Skeletons and Bee Curses
Good lord, what a strange world.
History Watching Downton Abbey with an Historian: Divorce and Dalliance
Mo Moulton brings the history to improve your Downton Abbey viewing experience.
History How to Explore a Graveyard
Lindsey Palka offers an historian's perspective on how to look at a graveyard.
Feminism “Hold ‘Em”: A Song About College Football and Rape
While browsing through stacks of vintage sheet music, Mollie Wilson O'Reilly stumbled across a lighthearted song about college football and rape.
History Watching Downton Abbey with an Historian: Cowardice, Shellshock, and a Right Memory
Historian Mo Moulton makes Downton Abbey better for all of us.
History This Is and Isn’t About the DC Punk Archive
Evan Fleischer on the DC Punk Archive, and what it means to him.
Family It Is One Thing To Date Your Father But There Is No Excuse For Not Knowing The Difference Between The Tudors And The Hapsburgs
That "Dating Your Dad" article over at NYMag is really upsetting inasmuch as the subject confuses the Tudors with the Hapsburgs (and dates her dad).
History Comfort Stations
A Detroit native returns to her beloved Belle Isle to find changes, and a threat, she didn't expect.
