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Assembly Rooms, May 2015
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Assembly Rooms, May 2015

ByBarbara Monajem

So many articles this month! I hope you find some of them to be of interest. The prodigiously talented Gillray: http://18thcand19thc.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/james-gillray-prince-of-caricaturists.html The care and upbringing of foundlings: http://www.thehistoryoflondon.co.uk/thomas-coram-and-the-foundling-hospital/ A London walk: https://londonhistorians.wordpress.com/2015/03/30/footsteps-of-soane-ii/

Educating Your Daughters — A Guide to English Boarding Schools in 1814   By Susanna Ives

ByKathryn Kane

In today’s article, Susanna Ives, most recently author of Wicked Little Secrets, gives us some insights into the education of young women two centuries ago. Compare the usual course of study which was typically provided to these young ladies to the education of young gentlemen which was shared with us earlier this month by Cheryl…

It’s What’s on Top That Counts   By Regina Scott

ByKathryn Kane

Regina Scott, Regency romance author, spent some time in Washington, D. C. during a cold snap. The sudden appearance of a plethora of hats in the city prompted her to think about the hats and bonnets worn by so many of those who lived during the Regency. In today’s article, Regina shares her thoughts about…

The Regency Ballroom

ByKathryn Kane

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…

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The Now Vanished Ephemeral Art:   Chalking the Regency Ballroom Floor

ByKathryn Kane

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…