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Regency Travel: The Tilbury Firm

By Anne | March 12, 2021 - 9:08 am |March 30, 2021 Regency Travel

The tilbury carriage (a light, open, two wheeled carriage with or without a top) was named for its maker, the London firm Tilbury. Their coachbuilding Continue →

Jess Michaels: The Reluctant Bride

By Anne | March 10, 2021 - 6:44 am |April 4, 2021 2-3 Flames, Book Review, Jess Michaels

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When the Jasper Kincaid, the Earl of Harcourt, offered to marry one of the infamous Shelley triplets, he was doing it for the dowry to Continue →

Regency Pastimes: Travelling Piquet

By Anne | March 8, 2021 - 8:41 am |November 10, 2024 Regency Pastimes, Regency Travel

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It shouldn’t be a surprise that passing the time while travelling in a vehicle was, in the Regency era the same as today, sometimes as Continue →

Regency Men: Bob Gregson, the Lancashire Giant

By Anne | March 6, 2021 - 8:23 am |March 17, 2021 Regency Men

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Born in 1778, Bob Gregson was billed as the Lancashire Giant while a bare-knuckle fighter and champion boxer in the early 19th century. He would Continue →