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Regency Events: 1810 and the Resistance in America

By Anne | January 26, 2017 - 8:16 am |February 2, 2017 Regency Events

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[cryout-button-light url=”#”][/cryout-button-light] “Let us form one body, one heart, and defend to the last warrior our country, our homes, our liberty, and the graves of Continue →

Regency Culture and Society: Botanical Emblems

By Anne | January 24, 2017 - 7:17 am |February 2, 2017 Regency Culture and Society, Regency Customs, Regency Folklore

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Appearing in the January 1820 La Belle Assemblee, this collection of Botanical Emblems features symbols for truth, joy, and superstition. A young lady may use Continue →

Regency Events: The London Beer Flood of 1814

By Anne | January 18, 2017 - 8:06 am |February 17, 2017 Regency Events

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In looking into breweries in London, I ran into the story of the Great London Beer Flood of 1814….and thought this was a great opportunity Continue →

London Hot Spots: The Porter Brewery

By Anne | January 14, 2017 - 7:56 am |February 8, 2017 Regency Economy, Regency Hot Spots

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The ambulator; or, The stranger’s companion in a tour round London (1807) Porter beer rose in popularity in the 1700s, and would begin to dwindle Continue →