1. 14 Sep


    immoraltales: The Dancing Marquess Henry Cyril Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey (16 June 1875 -14 March 1905), styled Lord Paget until 1880 and Earl of Uxbridge between 1880 and 1898, was a British Peer who was notable during his short life for squandering his inheritance on a lavish social life and accumulating massive debts. Regarded as the “black sheep” of the family, he was nicknamed “the dancing marquess” for his habit of performing “sinuous, sexy, snake-like dances”. wikipedia This is the kind of thing I think about whenever some new pop star is trying to be all “shock me shock me shock me with that deviant behavior.” History FTW.

    immoraltales:

    The Dancing Marquess

    Henry Cyril Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey (16 June 1875 -14 March 1905), styled Lord Paget until 1880 and Earl of Uxbridge between 1880 and 1898, was a British Peer who was notable during his short life for squandering his inheritance on a lavish social life and accumulating massive debts. Regarded as the “black sheep” of the family, he was nicknamed “the dancing marquess” for his habit of performing “sinuous, sexy, snake-like dances”.

    wikipedia

    This is the kind of thing I think about whenever some new pop star is trying to be all “shock me shock me shock me with that deviant behavior.” History FTW.

    (via edwardianpromenade)

     

  2. 10 Jul


    richmondproper: Silent Movie Etiquette, 1910s.

    richmondproper:

    Silent Movie Etiquette, 1910s.

     

  3. 6 Jan


    Women at work during WWI, via Edwardian Promenade.

    Women at work during WWI, via Edwardian Promenade.