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Regency Women of Character: Princess Sophia of Gloucester

By Anne | August 9, 2015 - 1:49 pm |September 22, 2015 Regency Women of Character

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Princess Sophia Matilda was born in Grosvenor Street, Mayfair, on 29 May 1773, the eldest child and only surviving daughter of Continue →

Regency Reader Questions: Ladies Watches

By Anne | August 7, 2015 - 10:31 am |September 22, 2015 Regency Fashion, Regency Reader Questions

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Time again for another fabulous Reg Reader question, this one courtesy of Miss Fairfax whose careful re-reading of Pride and Prejudice noted a previously unnoticed mention Continue →

Regency Fashion: Parisian Gowns of 1807

By Anne | August 5, 2015 - 9:04 am |August 20, 2015 Regency Fashion

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These beautiful gowns appeared in the January 1807 issue of La Belle Assemblee. Continue →

Regency Fashion: Men’s Gloves

By Anne | July 30, 2015 - 10:34 am |September 27, 2015 Regency Fashion, Regency Household

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The fashion of gloved fingers (except during the winter) is sadly in the past. A proper Regency gentleman would have had a collection for riding, Continue →