The Tuileries Palace in Paris was a favourite residence of both Napoleon I and Louis XVIII. Sadly, this magnificent palace no longer exists.| Shannon Selin
What did people find funny 200 years ago?| Shannon Selin
Small talk does not always come naturally, as First Lady Louisa Adams knew.| Shannon Selin
Charades, which began in France as a type of riddle, became a popular 19th-century parlour game. Sit in on a game played by the Duke of Wellington in 1821.| Shannon Selin
The 20 Questions game was introduced to Americans through British Prime Minister George Canning. Let's sit in on a game he played in 1823.| Shannon Selin
Fanny Fern (Sara Payson Willis Parton), America's first female newspaper columnist, satirized marriage in the mid-19th century.| Shannon Selin
What if Napoleon Bonaparte had escaped from St. Helena and wound up in the United States in 1821?| Shannon Selin
Napoleon was a busybody when it came to his family.| Shannon Selin