Category Archives: Regency Health and Medicine

Regency Culture and Society: Farriery

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The London Encyclopaedia (1829). The etymology of farrier is somewhat up for debate, but one explanation is that it is a combination of Latin words Continue →

Regency Health and Medicine: Exercise

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              Lest we think that the common sense health advice of moderation in food, drink and exercise is a Continue →

Regency Science and Invention: Quackery

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I admit it,  I too find it hard to have my Regency doctors administering blood letting.  I have noticed this often becomes an anachronistic trope Continue →

The Sportsman’s Dictionary: Regency Science and Invention

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A Corinthian enjoying all the rural pleasures and country sport necessarily must have some source of education.  The Sportman’s Dictionary; Or Gentleman’s Companion (1800) for Continue →