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Regency Dish: Ragout

By anneglover | June 9, 2009 - 2:43 am |June 9, 2009 Regency Dish

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I once had the most delicious chicken ragout in Amsterdam, served in a crepe (British pancake). While living in the UK, I became an expert Continue →

Regency Men: William Beckford

By Anne | May 20, 2009 - 5:43 am |November 11, 2021 Regency Men

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William Thomas Beckford (1760-1844) was a novelist, artist, architect, traveller, politician and positive heartthrob. Most remembered for his folly, Fonthill Abbey, he was described by Continue →

Regency Hot Spots: Hells for Gaming Part One

By Anne | May 5, 2009 - 10:55 pm |May 5, 2009 Regency Hot Spots

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For Regency men of fashion, gambling was a premier and oft hist-ro represented gentlemen’s sport. Although White’s soon ursurped Brook’s as a notorious spot for Continue →

Regency Women of Character: Lady Hester Stanhope

By Anne | April 25, 2009 - 5:58 pm |April 25, 2009 Regency Women of Character

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Hostess and later caretaker of her uncle, British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger, Lady Hester (March 12, 1776 – June 23, 1839) was not Continue →