A Primer on Regency Era Men’s Fashion by Kristen Koster
A Primer on Regency Era Men’s Fashion by Kristen Koster at Impulsive Hearts. The terms Undress, Half Dress, and Full Dress were applied to men and women.
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Alphabet of Gems: The Language of Stones During the Regency
A cross-post from The Regency Redingote: First introduced in France as the eighteenth century slipped into the nineteenth, and despite the ongoing Napoleonic wars, this particular type of sentimental jewelery soon crossed the English Channel to become all the rage in England, just as the Prince of Wales was poised to become Regent. The majority…
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Regency Promenade- Henry Paget From Scandal to Hero by Nancy Mayer
Nancy Mayer looks at the life of Henry Paget in today’s Regency Promenade. From Scandal to Hero. Lord Paget, Earl of Uxbridge, Marquess of Anglesey. When Henry was born, his father had the surname of Bayly. He was Lord Paget.
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The Regency had the Lord, but not the Tea
A cross-post from The Regency Redingote: Earl Grey, that is. In the last several months, I have read at least three novels set in the English Regency in which the characters are depicted drinking Earl Grey tea. Which was completely impossible, since Earl Grey tea was not introduced in England until the reign of William…
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Oh, Foolish Foolscap!
A cross-post from The Regency Redingote: In great agitation, she took a sheet of foolscap from the desk drawer. Placing it on the blotter, she dipped her sharpened quill into the inkwell and began to write furiously … Or, something like that. How many characters in how many Regency romances have written or received a…
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Assembly Room – Round-up of Regency and historical posts
ASSEMBLY ROOM – Round-up of Regency and historical posts by Angelyn Schmid
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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.
