Regency Reader Questions: Names of Heroines and Heroes

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What’s in a name?  Well, actually, a lot.  Names have meanings, both personal and cultural.  One Reg Reader wants to know more about Regency names. Continue →

Regency Health and Medicine: Exercise

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              Lest we think that the common sense health advice of moderation in food, drink and exercise is a Continue →

Top Ten: Regency Romances with a Cinderella Theme

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Rags to riches, something from nothing, junk to funk…its one of my favorite themes both in literature and in life.  It also happens to make Continue →

Regency Science and Invention: A Patent for Moveable Axles for Four-Wheeled Carriages

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A delightful “article” in the March 1, 1819 edition of the Repository of Arts, Literature and Fashion details the new patent for moveable axles for Continue →