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Regency Pastimes: Hampton Court Maze

By Anne | February 26, 2016 - 10:34 am |March 18, 2016 Regency Hot Spots, Regency Pastimes

Leigh’s new picture of England and Wales, 1819 Situated on the north bank of the Thames, Hampton Court was a royal palace enlarged by King Continue →

Regency Pastimes: The Game of Faro

By Anne | January 10, 2016 - 6:01 pm |February 26, 2016 Regency Culture and Society, Regency Pastimes

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Pharo, or Faro, (derived from Pharaoh) eventually would become the favorite gambling game of the American frontier (http://www.historynet.com/faro-favorite-gambling-game-of-the-frontier.htm)…but had an auspicious beginning in France as Continue →

Regency Hot Spots: Bookseller Shops and the Subscription Library

By Anne | November 6, 2015 - 3:15 pm |January 27, 2016 From the Desk of Anne, Regency Hot Spots, Regency Literature, Regency Pastimes

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For most of the subjects of Reg Roms (gentlewomen and men), reading was a popular pastime to occupy days full of leisure. In Town, there Continue →

Regency Customs: All Hallows Eve and Nutcrack Night

By Anne | October 28, 2015 - 9:45 am |October 21, 2022 Regency Culture and Society, Regency Customs, Regency Folklore, Regency Pastimes

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In the Regency era, All Hallows Eve or Nutcrack night would have largely been celebrations of the working class, and particularly the Irish and Scottish. Continue →