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Regency Hot Spots: Manchester Assembly Rooms

By Anne | January 26, 2022 - 7:38 am |February 18, 2022 Regency Hot Spots

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The Manchester Guide (1804) The only image I could find is from the Victorian era, so nevermind the dresses, but it does give us a Continue →

Regency Culture and Society: 10 Maxims for Life by a Lady

By Anne | January 24, 2022 - 6:10 am |February 10, 2022 Regency Culture and Society

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More life lessons from A Treatise on Politeness, etc (1813). The next ten are below. If you are catching up, we presented the first 10 Maxims here. And Continue →

Regency Fashion: Cravate a la Paresseuse

By Anne | January 22, 2022 - 7:02 am |February 13, 2022 Regency Fashion, Regency Men

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The Art of Tying the Cravat: Demonstrated in Sixteen Lessons (1828). I think he is calling married and old men lazy in this description, but I Continue →

Regency Reader Questions: Ices and Popsicles

By Anne | January 20, 2022 - 7:18 am |February 10, 2022 Regency Dish

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Q: I know Gunter’s Ices was a respectable place for a governess to take her charges. Is it true Regency “ices” were closer to modren popsicles Continue →