A Look at My Historical Research | The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst

Mimi Matthew's book a Victorian ladies guide to fashion and Beauty was really useful in terms of looking at fashion and how it changed and this book kind of goes through decade by decade which I found really useful

I didn't read this book cover to cover I read sort of a few chapters that were particularly relevant but it was so interesting that I do really want to go back and read it in full sometime

I also love that this book is really good at distinguishing between like manners in town and manners in the country and how rural and urban areas might have different ideas about etiquette and also Mallie James writes a lot about how things change over time from the beginning of the 19th century to the end of the 19th century it's also like such a hugely useful book if you're ever doing historical research because like mallerie James ends every chapter with like bullet point summaries which I feel like I wouldn't necessarily need in a book I was just reading for pleasure and this is a real pleasure like genuinely but also that was really helpful when I was doing research as well so this book was fantastic

I know I have spoken about these books on my channel before but they're both really interesting works of non-fiction about the Victorian period with a lot of really interesting details of everyday life

This is samex Love 1700 to 1957 by Jill Rini this was a really interesting book it's been a long time since I read it now but it was really useful when I was starting out work on this project many years ago

I feel like anissa's Diaries are such like a necessary reading for anyone interested in queer history but also for anyone interested in women's history and the history of class like there's so much in her diaries that are just so rich and if you have any interest in history in any way I feel like you'll find them fascinating

I know I have spoken about these books on my channel before but they're both really interesting works of non-fiction about the Victorian period with a lot of really interesting details of everyday life and the Victorian house especially was really helpful when I was writing the TR with Mrs Montgomery hearse the first time around

I read a lot of different Victorian Diaries but some of the highlights were The Diary of a Victorian Squire which was a collection of diary entries and letters from Damon and Emily berell

I feel like there are certain books such as wives and daughters by Elizabeth gasal that gave me like so many little details of everyday life that made their way into the trouble with Mrs Montgomery hearse