Fancy Dress Ball at Devonshire House." Morning Post Saturday 3 July 1897: 7 [of 12], Col. 4a–8 Col. 2b. British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18970703/054/0007. April 15, Jennie Jerome and Randolph Spencer-Churchill married at the British Embassy in Paris. [1] The design of the WW2 British helmet wasn’t dissimilar to those worn by English archers at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. The helmet was patented in 1915 by John Leonard Brodie. During WW1, after his disastrous mismanagement of the Dardanelles Campaign, Churchill became an officer in the trenches. He lobbied for the new helmets to be issued immediately, having witnessed first-hand the deathly toll that shrapnel exacted on his men. Known as the ‘tin hat’, a version of the Brodie was produced as Helmet, Steel, Mark 1. It remained a standard-issue until 1944. US forces wore the British-pattern helmet until 1941 when they adopted their own, better-designed, version – the M1. Winston’s onesie S PRIME MINISTER ACCESSORY SET: Lead your upcoming fancy dress party to victory as you dress to impress, donning this iconic 1940's Prime Minister Accessory Set! Nothing says Halloween quite like a spooky old castle. That’s why we’ve looked at your favourite fortresses to find the best days (or nights) out for the whole family.

Deep under Whitehall – the home of the United Kingdom’s major government departments – is a secret lair to rival anything created by a James Bond baddie intent on world domination. The Churchill War Rooms were constructed secretly as the bomb-proof centre of wartime government. Churchill was initially reluctant to go underground but he fought fascism here from 1939 to victory in 1945. With him was his wartime coalition ‘cabinet of all the talents’, his senior chiefs and advisors – and a small army of military and civilian staff, all engaged in top-secret work. Here is the news. And this is Alvar Liddell reading it,” was a wartime catch-phrase. Families crowded around the ‘wireless’ to hear the newscaster’s BBC reports. Listeners found his sonorous Lady Randolph Churchill as the Empress Theodora." Diamond Jubilee Fancy Dress Ball. National Portrait Gallery https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw158556/Jeanette-Jennie-Churchill-ne-Jerome-Lady-Randolph-Churchill-as-the-Empress-Theodora-wife-of-Justinian. At the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball, Lady Randolph Churchill (at 132) was dressed as Empress Theodora of Byzantium. She was seated at Table 1 and was in the "Oriental" [5] : p. 8, Col. 1c or the Duchess procession. [6] [7] Anne Sebba says she went as Empress Theodora of Byzantium: "The Empress, a former courtesan as powerful as she was beautiful, was the wife of the Emperor Justinian I. She had dozens of admirers and was generally held in low regard by respectable society. Shane commented somewhat cruelly that Jennie would have resembled Theodora even without fancy dress." [2] : p. 206

With October half term creeping up on us, we’ve found Halloween events taking place at some of the UK’s top-rated historic castles.

Nationality: Jennie Jerome was American, born in Brooklyn, New York [12]; Randolph Spencer-Churchill was English. All of the castles featured scored at least 70% in our survey of more than 60 historic attractions in the UK. Keep it cheap The Duchess of Devonshire’s Ball.” The Gentlewoman 10 July 1897 Saturday: 32–42 [of 76], Cols. 1a–3c [of 3]. British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003340/18970710/155/0032. Whichever historical figure you choose you can be sure that you will stand out in the crowd when dressed as these unique characters that are fun and imposing. Researching the historical character is interesting and being able to impersonate them and their mannerisms will only enhance the historical fancy dress costume.

August 9, just after King Edward VII's coronation Louise, Duchess of Devonshire tried "to reach the Ladies' before anyone else": Ball at Devonshire House.” Evening Mail 05 July 1897 Monday: 8 [of 8], Col. 1a–4c [of 6]. British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003187/18970705/070/0008.

QUALITY PROP: Your Jumbo Cigar measures 17.5cm (7") in length, with a red tip from the heat, and a ‘Quality’ label wrapped around the filter, this is the perfect addition to your 1940's Prime Minister Outfit! George Cornwallis-West". Wikipedia.2021-09-07 . https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Cornwallis-West&oldid=1042934380. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Cornwallis-West. Ball at Devonshire House." The Times Saturday 3 July 1897: 12, Cols. 1a–4c The Times Digital Archive. Web. 28 Nov. 2015.

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For these people it is an honour to choose them as historical costumes that you want to wear when you go to that very important costume party. Historical figures fancy dress costumes can be controversial if chosen to offend. Other fancy dress figures could be Margaret Thatcher, Gandhi, Mother Theresa or Winston Churchill. Fancy Dress Ball: Unparalleled Splendour." Carlisle Patriot Friday 9 July 1897: 7 [of 8], Col. 4a–b. British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000365/18970709/084/0007.