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Regency Women of Character: Princess Sophia of Gloucester

By Anne | August 9, 2015 - 1:49 pm |September 22, 2015 Regency Women of Character

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Princess Sophia Matilda was born in Grosvenor Street, Mayfair, on 29 May 1773, the eldest child and only surviving daughter of Continue →

Regency Culture and Society: The Governess

By Anne | April 20, 2014 - 11:48 am |March 22, 2018 Regency Culture and Society, Regency Women of Character

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Reading lately a lot of plots revolving around governesses, I thought it was worthwhile to take a peek at some primary sources to get the Continue →

Regency Women of Character: Letty Lade

By Anne | April 14, 2014 - 1:43 pm |January 11, 2015 Regency Villains, Regency Women of Character

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Letitia (Letty) Lade nee Derby was likely a member of the Drury Lane working class before rising to tonnish circles. Some sources suggest her father Continue →

Regency Women of Character: Lady Castlereagh

By Anne | January 20, 2013 - 3:27 pm |May 13, 2016 Regency Women of Character

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Amelia Anne Stewart, Marchioness of Londonderry (20 February 1772 – 12 February 1829) was born Amelia Hobart, daughter of the Earl of Buckinghamshire. After her Continue →