by Jillianne | Jul 16, 2017 | History Articles, Women's History
There are affiliate links in this post. Read my disclosure policy to learn more. July 18, 2017 marks 200 years since English novelist Jane Austen passed away at the age 41, leaving behind a collection of witty romance novels that have inspired and entertained readers...
by Jillianne | Dec 10, 2016 | Reviews, Women's History
There are affiliate links in this post. Read my disclosure policy to learn more. I decided to pick up the audiobook for England’s Mistress: The Infamous Life of Emma Hamilton by Kate Williams because I enjoy tales of 18th century aristocrats and, well, my young...
by Jillianne | Dec 13, 2015 | Reviews, Women's History
There are affiliate links in this post. Read my disclosure policy to learn more. I should have known better than to have trusted a historical biopic. I really should know better by now. Since seeing it for the first time a few years ago, I have loved The Duchess....
by Jillianne | Sep 19, 2015 | History Articles, Women's History
During Marie Antoinette’s life, she went through a few phases, as we all do as we grow up. As an adult, Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, took a liking to what she thought of as a simpler lifestyle. She began dressing in simpler gowns and her hairstyles became...