Regency Hot Spots – Page 33

Regency Hot Spots: Bethlem Hospital (Bedlam)

By anneglover | February 10, 2009 - 3:56 am |August 14, 2015 Regency Health and Medicine, Regency Hot Spots, Regency Science and Invention

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This is Bethlem Hospital in Moorgate (above) It moved from its spot on Bishopsgate Street (by current Liverpool Station) to Moorfields in 1675 until a Continue →

Regency Hot Spots: Gretna Green

By anneglover | January 26, 2009 - 2:08 am |April 26, 2016 Regency Hot Spots

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Like the Las Vegas of Georgian and Regency England, Gretna Green most prominently is featured in hist-ro plots as the site for elopements and runaway Continue →

Regency Hot Spots: Brighton

By anneglover | January 11, 2009 - 1:41 am |August 11, 2023 Regency Hot Spots

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Who could forget the importance of Brighton in Pride and Prejudice? If Jane Austen was a contemp. Brit gal, most likely writing about Uni, Ibiza Continue →

Regency Hot Spots: Vauxhall Gardens and Georgian Ranelagh Gardens

By anneglover | December 24, 2008 - 3:29 am |August 9, 2023 Regency Hot Spots

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From the mid 17th century to the mid 19th century, Vauxhall Gardens was London’s premier entertainment centers. Situated by the Thames, the cheap admission and Continue →