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Regency Fashion: Muslin Patterns and Embroidery

By Anne | January 24, 2016 - 4:09 pm |February 12, 2016 Regency Fashion

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Appearing in the July 1816 Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions &c, these delicate muslin patterns would have made a delightful feature to a gown, ribbon, Continue →

Regency Villains: Galloping Dick

By Anne | January 22, 2016 - 9:36 am |November 11, 2021 Regency Villains

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Richard “Galloping Dick” Ferguson was initiated into highway robbery by Jerry Abershaw, and the pair became a notorious menance to the roadways of Britain. Galloping Continue →

Regency Crime and Punishment: Assizes

By Anne | January 20, 2016 - 9:33 am |February 26, 2016 Regency Crime and Punishment, Regency Culture and Society

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For serious criminal and civil matters, the courts of assize or assizes as they were known were held in country towns. Visiting judges from higher Continue →