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Regency Advertisements: Superior Velvets

By Anne | August 30, 2021 - 7:37 am |September 8, 2021 Regency Fashion

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This ad appeared in the October 1817 issue of La Belle Assemblee. This building would be demolished in the 1840s for the formation of New Continue →

Regency Culture and Society: 10 Maxims for Conduct in Life (5)

By Anne | August 24, 2021 - 6:34 am |September 15, 2021 Regency Culture and Society

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When we found A Treatise on Politeness, etc (1813) and decided to turn a few into Instagram Posts while sharing the others, we hoped you would Continue →

Regency Estates: Longleat

By Anne | August 20, 2021 - 7:02 am |September 9, 2021 Regency Estates

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Home of the Marquess of Bath, Longleat now hosts a safari park and a famous maze (the world’s longest!). But in the Regency era, this Continue →

Regency Fashion: The Cravate en Cascade

By Anne | August 18, 2021 - 7:30 am |September 8, 2021 Regency Fashion, Regency Men

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From The Art of Tying the Cravat: Demonstrated in Sixteen Lessons (1828), the Cravate en Cascade is meant to look like a cascading waterfall. For more Continue →