Articles about the Regency era
Today’s article from Cheryl Bolen is a review of the published journals of Harriet Arbuthnot, a close friend and confidant of the Duke of Wellington. Mrs. Arbuthnot was also a social hostess of the Tory party, and knew many of the social and political luminaries of her time. She has recorded her impressions of many…
Regency Furniture can be a real puzzle. What did they do with it? Can you answer The Beau Monde’s  questions about furniture? eg  What is a Canterbury? What does it do? Have you ever begun to research one thing and curiosity leads you to other places, people, or objects? How good is your Regency era knowledge?…
     REGENCY PROMENADE featuring the 3rd Earl of Bathurst                       Presented by Nancy Mayer  Henry Bathurst 3rd Earl Bathurst KG PC (22 May 1762 – 27 July 1834). He is one…
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Today we offer you an article by Cheryl Bolen about the way in which young people of both sexes were educated during the Regency. She presents some interesting facts on a Regency education which authors might find of value in their research. Bolen makes clear that the education of ladies was not ignored, nor was…
The Beau Monde proudly presents a round-up fo the best historical blog posts over the last couple of weeks. Our Assembly Room is going to be a regular feature, so we hope to encounter you at our next Regency Assembly.
Many thanks to Beau Monde member, Angelyn Schmid, for finding these.
A cross-post from The Regency Redingote: No, this book is not about Jane Austen’s Mrs. Hurst from Pride and Prejudice. The Mrs. Hurst who lent her name to the title of this delightful volume was a real woman, who lived during the Regency. Her home was in a small English village in Buckinghamshire called Newport…
To begin The Beau Monde’s new series on Regency Personages, Nancy Mayer, Regency Researcher Extraordinaire, takes great delight in presenting – About Lord Byron About Lord Byron by Nancy Mayer Lord Byron 1788 – 1824In April 1812, Lord Byron “awoke and found himself famous.” The occasion was the publication of the first two cantos of…
The UK Telegraph’s Travel section gives this wonderful suggestion for a Regency walk through parts of London. Regency London: Let a romantic novelist be your guide – Sue Attwood goes in search of Regency London and finds much of it still just as described in Georgette Heyer’s historical novels.
An unfinished novel which Jane Austen started writing when she was living in Bath has been sold at auction for £993,000.