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Regency Beauty: Red Spot Reducer Receipt

By Anne | September 12, 2021 - 7:23 am |September 20, 2021 Regency Beauty, Regency Fashion, Regency Health and Medicine

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This recipe appeared in The Ladies Best Companion (1800).

Regency Estates: Kedleston Hall

By Anne | September 10, 2021 - 6:24 am |October 10, 2021 Regency Destinations, Regency Estates, Regency Household

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Magna Britannia;: Derbyshire (1817) Northwest of Derby, Kedleston Hall sits in all its stately glory (Kedleston Hall | National Trust) But in the Regency era, Continue →

Regency Reader Questions: Good Leg

By Anne | September 8, 2021 - 7:12 am |September 26, 2021 Regency Reader Questions, Regency Words

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What does it mean to refer to a man as a good leg? Thanks for the question, Valerie, and for being a Regency Reader! This Continue →

Regency Household: Hepplewhite Designs for Chair Backs

By Anne | September 4, 2021 - 6:55 am |September 22, 2021 Regency Household

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These designs for chair backs appeared in The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer’s Guide (1788). Featuring the Georgian era Hepplewhite’s designs and tips, the volume was produced Continue →