Assembly Room – Round-up of Regency and historical posts
ASSEMBLY ROOM – Round-up of Regency and historical posts by Angelyn Schmid
Regency
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The Proliferation of Newspapers in Regency England
The Proliferation of Newspapers in Regency England By Cheryl Bolen
Despite heavy taxation, high cost, and government censorship that included prosecution for libel, newspapers proliferated during the Regency. -
The Wake in Regency England
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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Horseracing: The Thoroughbred of English Sports by Cheryl Bolen
Horse racing can be an exciting aspect of a Regency romance novel. In today’s article, Cheryl Bolen gives us a brief overview of the origins of the sport and some historical details about some of the most prominent racing venues in England.
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Regency Railways by Linda Banche
Railways in the Regency era? Linda Banche explains how Regency Railways did exist. We think of the railroad as a Victorian invention, but railroads as we know them today got their start during the Regency.
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Laughing Gas by Angelyn Schmid
Laughing Gas at Landsdowne House by Angelyn Schmid. Sir Humphry Davy (1778 – 1829) was a pioneer in chemistry, having discovered important earth elements and inventing the Davy lamp used by miners to detect dangerous gases.
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Assembly Room – Round-up of Regency and historical posts
ASSEMBLY ROOM – Round-up of Regency and historical posts – March 2012
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Regency Coin — What Did it Cost? by Shannon Donnelly
Regency Coin — What Did it Cost? by Shannon Donnelly
In Proper Conduct, Shannon Donnelly’s heroine spends a good deal of time worrying about money that is not there, particular after her father spends nearly 1,000 pounds on a horse. Not an excessive sum to someone such as the Prince Regent, whose racing stud farm cost him 30,000 pounds a year. But all these numbers seemed to need a bit of perspective. -
The Reticule, or The Lady’s Pocket Exposed
A cross-post from The Regency Redingote: I first learned of the existence of that small lady’s handbag, the reticule, from the novels of Georgette Heyer. Later, as a museum curator, I had the opportunity to see a number of actual Regency-era reticules, both in person and in museum photographs. As I continued to research these…
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Assembly Room – Round-up of Regency and historical posts
ASSEMBLY ROOM – Round-up of the best Regency and historical posts.
Posts collected by Angelyn Schmid, a member of The Beau Monde.
