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Regency Household: A Balifff’s Cottage

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This picturesque cottage and simple floor plan appeared in the November 1817 issue of The Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashion, etc.

Regency Customs: All Hallows Eve and Nutcrack Night

By Anne | October 28, 2015 - 9:45 am |October 21, 2022 Regency Culture and Society, Regency Customs, Regency Folklore, Regency Pastimes

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In the Regency era, All Hallows Eve or Nutcrack night would have largely been celebrations of the working class, and particularly the Irish and Scottish. Continue →

Regency Economy: Common Hackney Fares in Town

By Anne | October 24, 2015 - 9:25 am |July 27, 2016 Regency Culture and Society, Regency Economy, Regency Travel

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According to Ball and Sunderland (2002), most hackney coaches in the Regency era were four wheeled carriages frequently castoffs from gentlemen. Because of a monopoly Continue →

Regency Household: Race, Hunter, and Cart Horses

By Anne | October 14, 2015 - 10:35 am |October 29, 2015 From the Desk of Anne, Regency Culture and Society, Regency Household

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The London Encyclopaedia, 1829 I found this beautiful illustration in the London Encyclopaedia and thought I would share. I have ridden horses, but that is Continue →