Articles about Regency amusements
In today’s article, Regency romance author, and Beau Monde past President, Regina Scott, muses on the importance of music to the young ladies of the Regency. As a musician herself, she can easily empathize with the musical trials and tribulations which might have been experienced by these young women who were expected to be accomplished…
A cross-post from The Regency Redingote: Coursing was a field sport popular with many gentlemen during the Regency, though it is not often mentioned in novels set during that time. And when it is part of the story, the details noted are often incorrect. The practices and rules of coursing have changed over the years,…
Many modern newspapers carry a column titled News of the Weird. But weird behavior is not just a modern phenomenon. Below are some of my favorite Regency oddities:
A cross-post from The Regency Redingote: Well, not the whole ballroom, just the sound of the music which was heard there as elegantly attired couples danced the night away. Have you ever wondered what it might have sounded like to attend a ball in Regency England? Not the overly orchestrated dance numbers which embellish films…
A cross-post from The Regency Redingote: … like chalk-figures drawn on ballroom floors to be danced out before morning! William Hazlitt The Conversation of Authors 1826 And so they would be danced out, never to be seen again. But while they lasted, they enhanced the ballroom decorations for the evening, amused and/or charmed those who…
How We Got to Where We Are Today. Modern Historical Romance Over the Last Several Decades. Or, A Recommended Reading List for the Uninitiated from Regan’s Romance Reviews
In today’s article, Cheryl Bolen gives us a glimpse of the extent of the rage for all forms of gambling in the late Georgian era, which includes the Regency. Some of the tales she tells would probably be rejected by today’s Regency romance editors as completely unbelievable and yet, they are all true. How the…
What I Learned About Love From Reading Romance Novels by Regan Walker. There is much to be gained from reading romance novels—more than just a good story to curl up with on a rainy night.
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.
A cross-post from The Regency Redingote: The English wake during the Regency had nothing to do with the ceremony which many people in westernized nations today observe in honor and memory of someone recently departed. In fact, wakes in England by the early nineteenth century were considered by many such profane and unruly events that…
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