Sketches of Virginia, Historical and Biographical - Prijzen

Da Vinci's Kitchen

In his time, Leonardo Da Vinci was more famous for producing lavish banquets and spectacular theatrical productions than he was for his art. Ironically, he was a vegetarian who did not partake of the...

The Real Life Downton Abbey

They were the super rich of their times, pampered beyond belief - the early 20th-century Edwardian gentry, who lived like superstars, their every desire or need catered to by an army of butlers, serva...

A Lecture on Earthquakes

Malinche, Pocahontas, and Sacagawea

The first Europeans to arrive in North America's various regions relied on Native women to help them navigate unfamiliar customs and places. This study of three well-known and legendary female cultura...