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Let’s Dance!

The forecast heatwave seems to have arrived in full force today and it’s far too hot to actually dance, so

I don’t profess to be any kind of historical costume expert, but I do have an interest in vintage fashions

Olga Spessivtseva was one of the foremost Russian ballerinas of the early 20th Century. She traveled the world to rave

Even if you’re not a silent movie buff you’ve probably heard of ‘America’s Sweetheart‘ Mary Pickford. Here are some interesting

Miss Fernande was arguably the very first photographic pin up star. Born during the 1890s in Paris, the lovely Fernande

Frankly, an artistic arrangement of dead snakes doesn’t really say Happy Christmas to me, but clearly it did to somebody.

Anna Q. Nilsson was a successful silent movie actress in 1920s America. Born in Sweden the enigmatic Q in her

I couldn’t find out very much about this beautiful girl, except that her name is Pearl Aufrere, a chorus girl

Today is the 100th anniversary of the day Britain declared war on Germany at the start of World War 1.

I never stopped to wonder how Adolf Hitler spent the First World War, I certainly never imagined he was a

My blog seems to have taken a decidedly Russian turn this week, what with clearing up the rumours about Rasputin

I’m embarrassed to say that a great deal of what I knew about Rasputin came courtesy of Boney M (Lover

It was fascinating to come across these family photos which make Tzar Nicholas II of Russia look like just a

Mans Desire: A story of the clash of elemental passions in the depths of the forest primeval. Replete with exceptional

Alice Brady was a silent movie actress who won an Oscar for best supporting actress in 1937, and successfully made

When we think of silent movie stars we inevitably think of Garbo, Charlie Chaplin, Rudolph Valentino as well as perhaps

We all know the story of the ill-fated maiden voyage of the Titanic. At least I assume we do, I

Three fantastic posters from the 1918 silent move Salome starring Theda Bara. Sadly this movie has been lost so I