Category Archives: Regency Pastimes

Regency Pastimes: Hunting the Squirrel

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Sporting Magazine, Volume 18, 1801 Apparently, there was also a co-ed dance like game called Hunt the Squirrel which was very naughty indeed: The sports Continue →

Regency Pastimes: The Great Parachute Experiment of 1802

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A popular spectacle to attend during the Regency era were balloon ascensions.  The French were the leaders in balloon experimentation, leading to the first hydrogen Continue →