Historical period dramas are not only highly entertaining but also can serve as bigger metaphors for modern audiences. Wrapped up in the elaborate costumes and stylized language, there are lessons to ...

To the editor: The 1870s through the 1890s were known as the Gilded Age in America, characterized by a massive gulf in income between the rich, known for their ostentatious lifestyles, and the poor, ...

Julian Fellowes and Salli Richardson-Whitfield use the finale to give their period drama's uppity, antiquated mamas a lesson in modern manners, but Season 3 leaves one good mom in a bad way. It starts ...

Theo Zenou is a historian and journalist who holds a doctorate from the University of Cambridge. Forget Che Guevara. The new revolutionary pinup is Luigi Mangione, an Ivy League graduate from the ...

Spoiler alert: This story includes details from episodes of Season 3 of "The Gilded Age." "The Gilded Age" gave viewers everything from scandal, betrayal, and tragedy in the penultimate episode of the ...