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.
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.
Staying in Mayfair, the area of London featured in yesterday’s post, one of our tireless Beau Monde workers, Elaine Golden, talks about Shopping in Regency London. Stroll with us down Bond Street and shop in The Burlington Arcade.
Behind the Scenes Tour – Drury Lane Theatre by Kristine Hughes and Victoria Hinshaw at Number One London
Through the Stage Door is the UK’s first Interactive Theatre Tour at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
The Beau Monde invites you into the Regency World of author Lesley-Anne McLeod, one of our original chapter members, as she talks about dance instructions from Button and Whitaker, St. Paul’s Churchyard, London. Please stay and share a few dances at the Beau Monde. In The Ladies’ Fashionable Repository for 1811, I found a few weeks ago a page titled “Button…


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