The Gilded Gentleman

Mar 03 2025 106 ep. 47 mins 824
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The Gilded Gentleman history podcast takes listeners on a cultural and social journey into the mansions, salons, dining rooms, libraries and theatres including the worlds above as well as below stairs of America's Gilded Age, France's Belle Epoque and late Victorian and Edwardian England. thegildedgentleman.com

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Belle da Costa Greene: The Untold Story of J. P. Morgan's Librarian

Mar 03 2025 61 mins  
The story of Belle da Costa Greene, the librarian of Gilded Age financier J.P Morgan's extraordinary personal collection of rare books, manuscripts and historical objects.

John Singer Sargent: Painting a Gilded Age Love Story

Feb 17 2025 59 mins  
The enchanting story behind one of John Singer Sargent's most captivating paintings

The Bradley Martin Ball 1897

Feb 10 2025 45 mins  
The lavish, unbelievable tale of the Bradley Martin Ball, the most extravagant gala in Gilded Age New York.

Be Mine: The World of Victorian Valentines

Feb 03 2025 54 mins  
The Gilded Gentleman is joined by historian and collector Nancy Rosin whose immense collection of historical valentines reveal a timeless story of love and mystery.

The Gilded Age Art of Hairdressing

Jan 20 2025 49 mins  
Historian Dr. Elizabeth L. Block, author of "Beyond Vanity: The History and Power of Hairdressing," returns for an insightful and fascinating look at hair and hairdressing in the Gilded Age.

Tasting Stars: The History of Champagne with Don Spiro ENCORE

Jan 06 2025 49 mins  
The history of champagne -- with Don Spiro!

New York's Grace Church: Gilded Age Society's Most Fashionable Church

Dec 23 2024 59 mins  
New York's Grace Church was the most fashionable church for old New York society in the mid and late 19th century. What other story could combine the tales of Edith Wharton and Tom Thumb?

Vienna 1874: Die Fledermaus and the World of Johann Strauss II

Dec 09 2024 60 mins  
Johann Strauss II presented the world with his operetta megahit Die Fledermaus in 1874, a show that, beneath its frivolity and popping champagne corks, masks a darker vision and foreshadowing of a very different world to come.

Christmas Tales and Traditions from 19th Century England

Nov 25 2024 47 mins  
Join the Gilded Gentleman and Dr. MIchael Carter, Senior Properties Historian for English Heritage, to celebrate an English country Christmas.

Burlesque: The Art of Taking It (Almost) All Off

Nov 11 2024 48 mins  
Welcome to the history of burlesque -- from its Victorian era beginnings to the current renaissance