March at the Academe
A Quick Look at the Academe classes coming up next month.
The Regency world was one of both refinement, and every vice that could be found and indulged in. This course will look at some of the less refined entertainments that could be found. We’ll look at the stories of the well-known rakes and hell raisers, and the women who defied conventions. We’ll cover:
- Introduction – The Search for Entertainment
- Gambling – Cards to Dice to Bets on Everything
- Swearing and Slumming It – Adventures with the Lower Classes
- Sexual Escapades – Brothels, Molly Houses, and Pleasure Gardens
- Drink, Dissipations, and Diversions – Taverns, Theaters, Tobacco and More
- Amateur Sporting Adventures – Riding, Driving, Sporting, Boxing, and Cricket
- Country Rests & Cures – Seductions at Spa Towns and Seasides
- Summary – Almost Anything Goes
Registration closes March 11, 2026
Is your character’s country house Baroque, Palladian, Neoclassical, or something else? What does its style tell you about the family’s politics, social standing, and finances? Upper class homes impart a great deal of information about those who live in them. Since our characters rarely own new residences, it helps to understand the various styles found in England and the social and political factors that created them.
English Architecture will cover four hundred years of private homes, both country seats and town houses, providing details that can broaden characterization and make scene setting easier by describing how the various styles of housing are configured. While the class will focus mostly on exterior style for the earlier homes, it will include interiors for the later ones, cover how the industrial revolution changed life, and discuss the expansions of Carlton House, the Brighton Pavilion, Buckingham Palace, and Windsor Castle that were ordered by the Prince of Wales aka Prince Regent aka George IV during his lifetime.
Registration closes March 11, 2026
