Regency Culture and Society – Page 20

Regency Reader Questions: Illegitimacy in the Church Records

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Regency Reader Question How common was it for the paternity of illegitimate children to be acknowledged in church records in this period? Source of Question Continue →

Regency Travel: Traveling Abroad in the 19th Century

By Anne | August 26, 2020 - 6:03 am |September 21, 2020 Regency Culture and Society, Regency Travel, Representing Regency

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Although advances in steam packets would explode international travel in the mid to late 1800s, the Regency and early Victorian/late Georgian eras still saw some Continue →

Regency Culture and Society: A Bit of Bronze

By Anne | May 18, 2020 - 8:26 am |February 10, 2023 Regency Culture and Society

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Perusing the A View of London (1803), I came upon this amusing description of gentlemen acquiring town polish that I wanted to share: It continues Continue →

Regency Hot Spots: The Dilettanti Theatre

By Anne | May 6, 2020 - 10:54 am |June 9, 2020 Regency Culture and Society, Regency Hot Spots, Regency Pastimes

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The Dilettanti Theatre, on Tottenham Court road, was a private theater started by the Pic-Nic Society. This provided suppers, singing, and dramatic entertainments. The Pic-Nic Continue →