History Watching Downton Abbey With an Historian: Why Watch At All?
In which we sadly bid farewell to Mo Moulton's historical trek through the current season of "Downton Abbey," and ask whether the show is worth watching.
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Feminism Girl on Wire: Thoughts on Tightrope Walking
Katherine Rundell talks about how she learned tightrope walking, and all the women on wire who came before her.
Dreams Career Counseling: Cowgirl, Detective, or Elevator Operator?
Mary J. Breen, on the careers available to her as a child in the 1950s, and the ones she always dreamed of instead.
History Watching Downton Abbey With An Historian: Social Ills
Mo Moulton takes on various aspects of social policy and noblesse oblige in this week's installment of "Watching Downton Abbey With An Historian."
History Watching Downton Abbey With An Historian: Race and Imperialism
The latest installment of "Watching Downton Abbey With an Historian" takes on the issues of race and celebrity in 1920s England.
History Archival Mix: Yes, We Can Now Talk About Elizabeth Báthory
Alexis Coe continues her historical series for The Toast by talking about Elizabeth Báthory, everyone's favourite blood countess.
Ancient Grains Watching Downton Abbey With An Historian: Aristos Out!
In the latest installment of Watching Downton Abbey With An Historian, Mo Moulton teaches us about the decline of the landed aristocracy.
Advice Aesop’s Fables
A series of aphorisms from Aesop's Fables.
History Watching Downton Abbey With an Historian: Birth Control
The third installment in "Watching Downton Abbey With an Historian," in which Mo Moulton makes the show better for us.
Feminism The Great Mae Young, 1923-2014
Madeleine Lloyd-Davies pays homage to the life and career of the recently-departed female pro wrestler, Mae Young.
History Watching Downton Abbey With An Historian: Part Two
Mo Moulton, a Harvard lecturer in British and Irish history, continues her series on the historical underpinnings (or lack thereof) of Downton Abbey.
History The Lost Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
The recently re-discovered letters of Mary Shelley.
History Archival Mix: Ellen and William Craft
In the latest installment of her history column for The Toast, Alexis Coe describes the fascinating lives of Ellen and William Craft.
History Watching Downton Abbey With an Historian: Part One
In the first of a weekly series, Harvard lecturer Mo Moulton provides an historical grounding for your Downton Abbey habit.
History Relics: Looking Back on a Catholic Childhood
Mary J. Breen takes a small pilgrimage to see her childhood saint, and reflects on what it meant to her to be Catholic as a child and young woman.
