Regency Hot Spots: Peerless Pool
Re-reading one of my Heyer favorites, Friday’s Child, I noticed once again mention of the scandalous Peerless Pool. Sherry most certainly does not think it Continue
Re-reading one of my Heyer favorites, Friday’s Child, I noticed once again mention of the scandalous Peerless Pool. Sherry most certainly does not think it Continue
Son of a Newcastle cabinet maker, Philip Astley (1742-1814) is regarded as the father of the modern circus. His auspicious beginnings were as a cracking Continue
Designed by James Wyatt (who died in 1813 from an overturned carriage) and opened on London’s Oxford Street on 1772, The Pantheon featured a rotunda Continue
Reg. readers are well aware of the popularity of gaming in London among gentlemen. Whether it was putting on the books some lark bet between Continue