Regency Travel: London to Bath

Leigh’s New Pocket Road Book of England, Wales, and Part of Scotland, on the Plan of Reichard’s Itineraries(1825)has not only some great info on distances to Continue

Regency Culture and Society: Awards Night

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    Published in the July 1821 issue of Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions &c this list of awards provides an interesting window in to Continue

Regency Culture and Society: Mail Coach Routes from London

Gray’s new book of roads. The tourist and traveller’s guide to the roads…(1824) is a super handy guide of travelling in the UK. Things like Continue

Regency Pastimes: The Great Parachute Experiment of 1802

A popular spectacle to attend during the Regency era were balloon ascensions.  The French were the leaders in balloon experimentation, leading to the first hydrogen Continue