Napoleon had a private apartment and recessed bathtub at Villa Pisani in Italy. What if he had truly settled there? Three grounded scenarios and why they matter.
19th Century
The Victorian Street Doctor of London, 1877
Who was the 1877 London street doctor selling “Arabian Family Ointment”? Inside Victorian street medicine, quack cures, and life on the margins.
John Tyler’s Grandson and America’s Long Shadow
How could a man born in 1790 have a grandson alive in 2024? The story of President John Tyler’s family stretches from George Washington to Joe Biden.
Poe’s Child Bride vs 19th‑Century Norms
Edgar Allan Poe married his 13-year-old cousin in 1836. How weird was that for the time? A clear look at age, cousin marriage, law, and social norms.
“Meanwhile, Japan…”: How Meiji Shocked the World
Why did Japan modernize so fast in the late 1800s while others fell under Western rule? A narrative history of the Meiji transformation and why it mattered.
Riches To Rags: The Fall Of The Celebrated Vanderbilt Family
Over the course of history people rise and people fall. Generally, there is a cyclical process … Riches To Rags: The Fall Of The Celebrated Vanderbilt FamilyRead more
Meet The Woman Who Exposed Mental Hospitals In The 19th Century
Go back a couple hundred years and you will find a health service that is worlds … Meet The Woman Who Exposed Mental Hospitals In The 19th CenturyRead more