Romance novelists gathered at a seminar to learn how to dress—and undress—heroines in their books. Bodice ripping was complicated—ladies in the 1800s wore a dozen layers, including stockings ...

I Shall Faint: 'Unmentionable' Unpacks Victorian Womanhood Therese Oneill's new Unmentionable is a snarkily informal history of the difficulty of being a woman in the Victorian Era, hemmed in from ...

Earlier this month, we showed 21st-century lads how to gentrify their wardrobes Victorian-style. Today, it’s the fairer sex’s turn. So ladies, if you’d like to shake things up with a bit of ...

Classy lady: Mischa Barton wears a cute Victorian-inspired outfit for her day out with friend in West Hollywood. She played Sophia Money, ...

The Victorian era pertains to Queen Victoria and lasted from the start of her reign in 1837 until her death on January 22, 1901. Buildings and structures erected within that time period across the ...

In Therese's upcoming book Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners, she explores menstruation in the 19th century along with other forgotten corners of history.

The Victorian 'lady swindler' with 40 aliases who convinced an admiral to be her sugar daddy and tried to con an island of crofters. By DAN BARKER and HARRY HOWARD, HISTORY EDITOR. Published: 19: ...

An iconic Victorian-era Painted Lady-style house in Wheaton listed Dec. 1 for $880,000. Built in 1890 for hotel owner Braman Loveless, the four-bedroom house has a striking exterior, with a raft ...