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Regency Dish: The Art of Removes

A fancy dinner party in Regency England would often have numerous dishes and courses. As has been true for over a century, French chefs were Continue →

Regency Culture and Society: Living Frugally

By Anne | March 26, 2015 - 8:57 pm |June 9, 2015 Regency Culture and Society

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Every once and a while you may see a self-help type book pop up on my Good Reads shelf. They may have funny titles, like Continue →

Regency Culture and Society: “How to Live in London” and Be a Flat

By Anne | January 13, 2015 - 6:35 pm |May 10, 2015 Regency Culture and Society

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How to Live in London; or, the metropolitan microscope, and stranger’s guide (1828) tells us how we might become introduced to the world of gaming.

Regency Culture and Society: Banking

By Anne | December 8, 2014 - 6:56 pm |May 10, 2015 Regency Culture and Society

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In the 17th Century, goldsmiths were keepers of gold or “running cash” for the Royal Family and others within the gentry or aristocracy. They would Continue →