Assembly Room – Roundup of Regency posts by Angelyn Schmid

ByThe Beau Monde May 18, 2012June 23, 2019

Assembly Room – A Roundup of Regency and other historical posts byAngelyn Schmid

Foolscap and a cockscomb–it’s amazing what you’ll find in the Beau Monde archives, with thanks to The Regency Redingote: http://bit.ly/JsU1P3

Regency mail (don’t you just love Susanna’s blog stationary?) http://bit.ly/IVW883

Observations from rural parts of the Regency (the book was so good I obtained a copy of my own!) http://bit.ly/LNEhTP

Strange English dining customs and furniture http://bit.ly/HxoXso

Petticoats in the Regency era – a Suzy Love special: http://bit.ly/LNFk6f

English breakfast (marmalade, yum — pickled herring, not so much): http://bit.ly/KYsOi3

Capote Bonnet: Balloon Bonnet, Heideloff 1794-98

Servants (a great overview — puts one in mind of Heyer’s spying servant Finglass in Cotillion) http://allaboutromance.com/servants/

The Capote bonnet: http://bit.ly/HXzoqb

William Wilberforce: http://bit.ly/HVBHJ8

The Antrobus travelling chariot (and some lovely pictures besides!) http://bit.ly/IupT5e

Regency Personalities

Regency Promenade – Elizabeth Billington – by Nancy Mayer
BySuziLove October 4, 2012October 3, 2012

Regency Promenade is written every month by Nancy Mayer, Regency researcher extraordinaire.

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Regency Era

Happy Michaelmas Day!
ByMaureen Mackey September 20, 2023March 5, 2024

Michaelmas Day, celebrated next day on September 29, is a day rich in religious and secular traditions in British culture. It’s also called the Feast of Michael and All Angels, including the angels Gabriel and Raphael.

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Writing Profession

Web Site Do’s and Don’ts By Cheryl Bolen
ByKathryn Kane March 18, 2013May 6, 2013

When Jane Austen wrote her novels, she used a quill pen and a bottle of ink to make a fair copy of her manuscript on hand-made paper. She sent it off to her publisher, who had it type-set by hand, printed and distributed to book-sellers and circulating libraries. Her publisher might have taken out an…

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Regency Era

The Sharp Edge of Duelling By Cara King
ByKathryn Kane March 14, 2013January 29, 2013

Today, Cara King, author of My Lady Gamester, which has been named Best Regency of the Year in the Booksellers’ Best Contest, shares her knowledge of the gentlemanly practice of duelling. Though it was beginning to die out in the early nineteenth century, duels were still fought during the Regency. It is possible, however, that…

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Travel

Packet Boats to and from America By Cheryl Bolen
ByKathryn Kane December 21, 2012December 21, 2012

Do you have a need to get one or more of the characters in your Regency novel from one side of the Atlantic to the other in a hurry? If so, the packet boat is the best option available, though they were one of the most expensive forms of travel and accommodations were far from…

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Writing Profession

TBM Forum: Working on the Web Round-Up
ByKathryn Kane August 31, 2013February 16, 2018

The Working on the Web section of the Beau Monde forum this month features an article which will be of special interest to Regency authors, in particular, those who want to know the value of something during the Regency. This article provides an overview of a very powerful online currency conversion calculator which has been…

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4 Comments

Ella Quinn says:

May 21, 2012 at 3:59 pm

This is great. I love the posts.
1. SuziLove says:
  
  May 22, 2012 at 6:34 am
  
  Yes, the posts are great and it’s wonderful to get your round-up of links,Angelyn.
  Suzi
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