Bronwen Evans- Featured Beau Monde Author
Bronwen Evans, today’s Featured Beau Monde Author, is a New Zealander who loves story – telling – gobbling up movies, books and theatre.
The Quizzing Glass Blog
Postage costs in Regency Context
By this time, it was often hard to decide if it was worth sending a letter at all: the cost of a letter could be as much as a day’s wages for a working man. It became a matter of importance to get around the cost in one way or another.
Postage Stamp Booklet covers
The British Post office has issued stamp booklets with illustrated covers for many years, and they ran two series showing costumes through the ages. These three were designed by Eric Stemp, printed by Harrisons & Sons Limited.
Marie – Antoinette’s Turkish Taste at the Frick Collection
Following on from our last exploration of the what every historian ‘Must See’ when in New York City for the Romance Writers of America conference, we take another peek at the Frick Collection. Turkish Taste at the Court of Marie-Antoinette will be exhibited from June 8, 2011, through September 11, 2011. Turquerie, a term that came into use in the…
Thomas Hope’s Regency Style from V & A Museum – Part 2
Thomas Hope & the Regency style from the Victoria and Albert Museum tells of the life of Thomas Hope (1769–1831) when he was influential as a designer, design reformer and collector.
Elaine Golden – Featured Beau Monde Author
Elaine Golden, today’s Featured Beau Monde Author, is our current, and wonderfully efficient, Treasurer for the Beau Monde Chapter.
Introduction to 19th-century fashion – Victoria and Albert Museum
At the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, there is a wonderful summary of fashion in the 19th century. There’s a snippet below and more is available at their site.
Shereen Vedam – Featured Beau Monde Author
Shereen Vedam is today’s Featured Beau Monde Author.
She has sold a regency short story to The Wild Rose press.
Free Frank Marks Used for the UK Parlimentary System
In the early days of the system, the written word ‘FRANK’ or ‘FREE’, accompanied by the seal and sometimes the name of the person entitled to the privilege was all that appeared on the letter.
Postage Rates 1805- 1839 in Great Britain
There were two sets of rates in force during the Regency Period: under the Act of 1805 the rates were set for the cost of sending a single sheet letter. If a further sheet was enclosed in the letter the cost was double. If the letter weighed an ounce the cost was four times the base rate.