Regency History – Page 310

Regency Dish: Biscuits

By Anne | May 18, 2011 - 2:35 pm |May 18, 2011 Regency Dish

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Travelling through Britain as a child, I always thought the term “digestive” before biscuit was hilarious. But today it got me thinking. What exactly is Continue →

Regency Lexicon: Cuckold

By anneglover | May 4, 2011 - 10:44 am |May 4, 2011 Regency Words

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Regencies describing adulterous females are wont to use the word cuckold. Where does the term come from? mid-13c., kukewald, from O.Fr. cucuault, from cocu (see Continue →

Regency Science and Invention: The Steam Locomotive

By Anne | March 31, 2011 - 9:20 pm |March 31, 2011 Regency Science and Invention

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Ah, the scourge of the coaching roads. No wonder the railway was destined to become a staple of British travel. Richard Trevithick (1771-1833) was a Continue →

Regency Folklore: The Hammersmith Ghost

By Anne | March 18, 2011 - 8:53 am |March 18, 2011 Regency Folklore

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Just seven years before the official beginning of the Regency era, a ghost was haunting Hammersmith. Rumored to be the spirit of man who had Continue →