Regency Hot Spots: The River Thames Frost Fair
Between 1400 and 1814, The River Thames froze over approximately 26 times. The Great Freeeze of 1683-1684 prompted the first commercial and full scale “Frost Continue
Between 1400 and 1814, The River Thames froze over approximately 26 times. The Great Freeeze of 1683-1684 prompted the first commercial and full scale “Frost Continue
When a gentleman said he bet a monkey, what did he mean? 500 pounds, of course. A gentleman close to the River Tick might have Continue
Born in 1741, Sarah Trimmer nee Kirby was a writer, philanthropist and reformer whose focus on education and children’s literature helped influence a movement towards Continue
When the incomparable Miss Milbourne spurns the impetuous Lord Sherington’s marriage proposal (she laughs at him-laughs!) he vows to marry the next female he encounters, Continue