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Regency Words: Bang Up

By Anne | June 28, 2024 - 8:03 pm |July 15, 2024 Regency Words

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We recently featured the Bang Up gentleman’s hat, and you may have been wondering where that expression came from. Grose, F. (1811). A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Continue →

Regency Reader Questions: Duchess Title When Remarrying

By Anne | June 26, 2024 - 6:50 am |July 11, 2024 Regency Culture and Society, Regency Reader Questions

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Moniker/Name Gloria Source of Question Research Your Question What is the correct title for a widowed Duchess who marries an Earl? Additional comments Nothing seems to Continue →

Sophie Leigh Fox: The Duke’s Last Word

By Anne | June 24, 2024 - 6:45 am |July 9, 2024 0-1 Flames, Book Review, Sophie Leigh Fox

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CW: Tremors/health anxiety, ED Debut Regency romance in the traditional vein from author Sophie Leigh Fox hits many of the right notes, including a fierce Continue →

Regency Advertisements: Hudson’s Bay Stock

By Anne | June 22, 2024 - 7:23 am |June 29, 2024 Regency Advertisements, Regency Economy

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This ad appeared in Oracle and the Daily Advertiser – Thursday 10 November 1803. The Hudson’s Bay Company, established around 1670, had a commercial monopoly Continue →