Hotel Cecil on far left and Savoy 2nd from left. The 3rd building is likely the Red Cross Headquarters. Have you ever stayed in a hotel?...

While Sherlock Holmes is by far the world's most famous detective in literature, the world's most famous detective agency is without...

In my previous blog post, I discussed the reality of black Confederates, and why mainstream historians appear so reluctant to admit their...

Since the end of what is commonly called the American Civil War, history of the war and its causes has become nearly impossible to...

Robert Ledru is barely a footnote in my novel, Gray Matter . His name is thrown out as a warning by the lawyer, Jean-Michel D'Barbareau,...

A handsome Hansom Cab with a handsome Hansom driver, circa 1880's. You might think that cars, trucks, and vans would have no place in the...

Le Havre Carte de Visite (Postcard of Le Havre, 19th century) One of the most prominent locations in Gray Matter, the sequel to Grayscale...

When one is asked to name the most important inventions since the beginning of creation, the wheel is certainly at the top of the list,...

Perhaps smartphones and Artificial Intelligence aren't the best starting point for a blog on trains, but here we are. Take a moment to...

The traveling freak-show was an institution that was almost exclusively Victorian. While traveling circuses have existed since Roman...

A zoo is perhaps one of the most exciting places for a child to visit. Very few are those who do not have some memory of visiting a zoo...

You may find yourself wondering (yet again) what these subjects could possibly have in common. Of course, if you have been following my...

What do Werewolves, Christian hymns, and My Fair Lady all have in common? On the surface, there doesn't seem to be any connecting link...

In honor of our recently celebrated Veteran's Day, I want to look at an often forgotten fight against tyranny, and the survivors of it:...

When one thinks of Paris today, there are many famous places which draw our attention: the stunning views from the Eiffel Tower, the...

There is perhaps nothing quite as iconic of the Victorian era, whether in London, Paris, New York, or any other large city of the time,...

About twelve miles southeast of Strakonice, in the southwestern corner of what is now Czechia and what was once known as Bohemia, there...

The Founder Jules Mazarin, the founder of the unrivaled Bibliothèque Mazarine, or “Mazarin Library”, was given a rather harsh portrayal...

"Paris has another Paris under herself; a Paris of sewers; which has its streets, its crossings, its squares, its blind alleys, its...

It is very difficult to fit all the accomplishments of a man like Alphonse Bertillon into a single article. Despite this fact, almost...