For those who like...

For those who like Girl Genius (lj feed girlgenius_feed)

2D goggles and the tales of Babbage and Lovelace (starts here with Lovelace: the Origin)

Isambard Kingdom Brunel was like the Wolverine of the early Victorians. He was short, ripped, had big sideburns, smoked 50 cigars a day, AND KICKED EVERYONE’S ASS!!

From here...

And there are historical notes :)

(Found via Making Light post. I've linked to Kate Beaton before.)

Coif (blackworked), coif (wool for sleeping) or undertunic (~15th C)?