Would you rather eat sweetbread or sweetmeat?| 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
Fanny Fern (Sara Payson Willis Parton), America's first female newspaper columnist, satirized marriage in the mid-19th century.| Shannon Selin
Though King George IV hated Canning, the Tories couldn’t stay in power without him.| Shannon Selin
Sharp-eyed and sharp-tongued, Princess Dorothea Lieven exercised more influence on post-Napoleonic affairs than any other woman of her generation.| Shannon Selin
Born in London, Louisa Adams had European polish and charm.| Shannon Selin
Lord Liverpool (Robert Banks Jenkinson) was an accomplished prime minister of Great Britain during the Napoleonic era, though not exactly a social success.| Shannon Selin