Category Archives: Regency History

Regency Customs: All Hallows Eve and Nutcrack Night

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In the Regency era, All Hallows Eve or Nutcrack night would have largely been celebrations of the working class, and particularly the Irish and Scottish.  Continue →

Regency Economy: Common Hackney Fares in Town

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According to Ball and Sunderland (2002), most hackney coaches in the Regency era were four wheeled carriages frequently castoffs from gentlemen.  Because of a monopoly Continue →

Regency Literature: Clifford Castle’s Farcical Epilogue

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A send up of the gothic turn of novels (the lines about Radcliffe are hilarious), the whole play was performed at one point by the Continue →