Category Archives: Regency Pastimes

Regency Pastimes: Pictorial Cards

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Appearing in the March 1818 issue of Ackermann’s Repository, this plate of pictorial cards shows the thoughtful symbolism that could be employed in a deck Continue →

Regency Reader Questions: Yellow Bounders and the Four Horse Club

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Some articles and blogs claim that all chaises and post chaises must be yellow. However, the only requirement I’ve found or a particular color of Continue →

Regency Reader Questions: Hyde Park and Driving in the Dark

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Question: All the schedules I can find indicate that one called on acquaintances at 5 pm or later.  And that the “fashionable hour” was from Continue →