Bringing History To Life
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Queen Victoria and Prince Albert: Their Parents, Nine Children and Royal Legacy
Explore Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s parents, their nine children, their marriage, and Victoria’s role during her reign from 1837 to 1901.
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Abraham Lincoln: From His Early Life to His Death
Abraham Lincoln’s life began in a Kentucky log cabin and ended in a Washington boarding house after an assassin’s attack. Between those two places, he became a lawyer, a husband and father, and the sixteenth president of the United States. He led the country through the Civil War and helped turn the struggle to preserve…
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Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life, Reign and Final Days
Explore Queen Elizabeth II’s childhood, marriage, coronation, 70-year reign, final days, and death, with six historical photographs and documented sources.
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Annette Kellerman: The Australian Mermaid Beyond the Swimsuit Myth
Meet Annette Kellerman, the champion swimmer, vaudeville star and silent-film mermaid who changed swimwear. Separate her achievements from the arrest myth.
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Loie Fuller: The Dancer Who Turned Fabric and Light Into Art
Meet Loie Fuller, the dancer and inventor whose serpentine costumes, colored lighting and patented designs transformed the stage.
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Sarah Bernhardt: The Actress Behind the Famous Coffin Photograph
Explore Sarah Bernhardt’s extraordinary portraits, her famous coffin photograph, sculpture and the theatrical career behind her enduring celebrity.
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Emperor Norton: San Francisco’s Self-Proclaimed American Emperor
Discover Emperor Norton, the San Francisco businessman who declared himself emperor, proposed a bay crossing and became a lasting local legend.
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Daniel Dunglas Home: The Medium Who Divided Victorian Society
Meet Daniel Dunglas Home, the Victorian medium whose séances fascinated society and drew William Crookes into a lasting controversy.
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Annie Edson Taylor: The Teacher Who Survived Niagara Falls in a Barrel
On her 63rd birthday, Annie Edson Taylor survived Niagara Falls in a barrel. Discover the woman behind the famous Queen of the Mist portrait.
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