A Podcast by Carl Raymond
Butlers, it seems, know everything. They are privy to the goings on above and below stairs and, of course, keep it -- mostly -- to themselves. Agnes van Rhijn's very British…
One of the anxiously followed storylines in HBO's "The Gilded Age" has been the love story between Oscan van Rhijn and John Adams. Born into a prestigious New York family and…
Ever since the premiere episode of HBO's "The Gilded Age", viewers and historians have discussed just how close the fictitious character of Bertha Russell (played by Carrie Coon) may be to the real-life…
We all have our favorite characters in HBO's "The Gilded Age," and one fan favorite is certainly the maid-turned-social climber, now Mrs. Joshus Winterton, formerly Enid Turner. It's…
The famous Mrs. Astor was credited with building and shaping the Gilded Age elite. At her side and combining forces with her to create “the 400” was…
From its earliest days as one of the most significant ports for the 18th-century slave trade to the late 19th-century years of the Gilded Age, Newport, Rhode…
Mamie Fish, the eagle-eyed, sharp-tongued social arbiter who regularly appears in the HBO series "The Gilded Age" was indeed a real Gilded Age socialite. She was known for her incisive wit…
During the late 19th century, nearly 200 wealthy young American women were caught up in marriages with members of British and European nobility. The goal of…
Have you been curious about how all the magic we see unfold in front of the camera actually happens? Creative Producer Luke Harlan joins me for this look…
Join historian Tom Miller of Daytonian in Manhattan for an insightful look at just who Caroline Astor really was. Aside from her very public role as self-imposed leader of New York's Gilded Age…
The Gilded Age was by no means simply an East Coast phenomenon. Wealth, position, and social structure evolved across the country as railroads and improved technology…
The life of Frederick Douglass, the great 19th-century statesman, orator, writer and abolitionist, was a triumphantly American story. He was born into slavery in the early years…