Many historic houses that open to the public in England and Wales - particularly those owned by the National Trust - preserve their contents rather than restore
Sweet and Clean? challenges the widely held beliefs on bathing and cleanliness in the past. For over thirty years, the work of the French historian, George Viga
The fascinating story of the eighteenth-century houses of Sion Row, Twickenham. In telling the story of these houses and their occupants, a remarkable social hi
This publication explores the integrative narratives of historical costume in the novel universal perspective of literature, leisure, ornamentation, customs/tra
