Regency Culture and Society – Page 10

Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners

By Anne | January 22, 2023 - 2:13 pm |February 10, 2023 Regency Culture and Society

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Last year, we shared a series: Regency Culture and Society: 9 Maxims for Life by a Lady . This year, we present Men and Manners, Continue →

Regency Reader Questions: Chaperone Requirements

By Anne | December 28, 2022 - 8:05 am |January 5, 2023 Regency Culture and Society, Regency Customs, Regency Reader Questions

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Moniker/Name Billie Source of Question Research Your Question What year did women stop needing a chaperone? Thanks for the question, Billie, and for being Continue →

Regency Culture and Society: Soul-ing Song and Soul Cakes

By Anne | October 26, 2022 - 12:53 pm |November 8, 2022 Regency Culture and Society

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Soul-ing, on All Souls’ Eve (Typically November 1st), was when children and adults would go door to door begging for soul cakes or other treats. Continue →

Regency Culture and Society: Doctor Poetry Battle

By Anne | August 8, 2022 - 8:48 am |August 19, 2022 Regency Culture and Society, Regency Health and Medicine, Regency Men

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Perhaps proving a universal truth that insults are best served in rhyming stanzas, this delightful bickering was published in The Spirit of English Wit; Or, Continue →