This is brilliant. I love history and I love this history. Also, the Fugitive Slave Act. Many of my friends talk about going back in time, I just shake my head. I'm a black woman who speaks her mind, why the fuck would I go back in time?

These historical pieces are my favorite things on Jezebel!

i know angela wants this dude as william

WHO do we think should be cast for the miniseries

This. Is. EXCELLENT.

Look up Natalie Clifford Barney if you want someone totally fascinating. She ran a salon that rivaled Gertrude Steins, and famously seduced some of the most beautiful courtesans of the time. I always thought she would make a wonderful comic book or graphic novel.

Well, I have many thoughts after reading this, not the last of which is that I really want "She had the indelicate readiness of a common harlot" engraved on my tombstone. Short of enough room, "She was some piece of ass!" will do. #SlutsRule

I love these tidbits about fascinating people from the way back. Between you and Gawker, you've been putting out quite a few of these, and I'm lovin' it. Keep 'em coming, please.

MOAR ARTICLES LIKE THESE, PLEASE.

I have How To Marry An English Lord! It's a fantastic book, and I'm thrilled that both it and Vera Brittain's Testament of Youth got a callout on Jezebel on the same day. Anglophiles unite!