by Kate Dolan | Sep 30, 2026 | Colonial America, Kate Dolan, Latest Posts, Romans, Servants
Back when I was regularly volunteering at 18th Century historic sites, I frequently taught kids about doing laundry the “old-fashioned way.” (My favorite part was having kids scrub a shapeless blob of white fabric and then telling them that they were cleaning...
by Kate Dolan | Aug 13, 2019 | Game of Thrones, Latest Posts
I like to look for historical corollaries in the admittedly not historical Game of Thrones books and TV adaptation. So the creepy eye stones placed on bodies lying in state have intrigued me. Did any real cultures ever follow this practice? It makes sense for people...
