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Alphabet of Gems:  The Language of Stones During the Regency

A cross-post from The Regency Redingote: First introduced in France as the eighteenth century slipped into the nineteenth, and despite the ongoing Napoleonic wars, this particular type of sentimental jewelery soon crossed the English Channel to become all the rage in England, just as the Prince of Wales was poised to become Regent. The majority…

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Traveling to the UK – What to Know Before You Go by Jo Ann Ferguson

Traveling to the UK – What to Know Before You Go by Jo Ann Ferguson. It’s that time of year to think about a vacation/research trip to the UK. Okay, any time of year is good, but many trips to the UK are in the late spring, summer, or early fall.

Oh, Foolish Foolscap!

A cross-post from The Regency Redingote: In great agitation, she took a sheet of foolscap from the desk drawer. Placing it on the blotter, she dipped her sharpened quill into the inkwell and began to write furiously  … Or, something like that. How many characters in how many Regency romances have written or received a…