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Crazy-Expensive Old & New Engagement Rings of Famous People

famous engagement rings

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The Strange Eating Habits of Royals from the 1700s

popular dishes in the 1700s

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10 Etiquette Questions No One Asks Anymore

1950s etiquette questions and answers

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I Made a Dessert Recipe from the 1850s

groundnut-cake-recipe

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Every Dress Ever Worn by an Oscar-Winning Best Actress [Infographic]

best actress oscar dresses

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Very Important Advice for Sewing from 1949

1940s sewing manual

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The Do’s & Don’ts of Wearing Gloves

Downton Abbey sisters in summer

I love Downton Abbey dearly but it turns out they’ve got their gloves all wrong!

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What to Serve Guests in the 60s and 70s

70s vintage recipe

Once upon a time not that long ago, this was perfectly appropriate to serve guests. Read more…

The Limitations of Polite Conversation

Victorian conversation etiquette

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