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Regency Culture and Society: Where is a good husband to be found?

By Anne | January 28, 2017 - 7:16 am |February 17, 2017 Regency Culture and Society

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Published in a column called “The Listener” in the January 1816 edition of La Belle Assemblee, writer Georgiana begs the question “Where is a good Continue →

Regency Fashion: Parisian Concert Dress and Oriental Ball Dress

By Anne | January 6, 2017 - 7:56 am |February 2, 2017 Regency Fashion

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Appearing in January 1816’s La Belle Assemblee, these two fancy gowns display the influences on fashion from outside the UK. I adore the copy on Continue →

Regency Culture and Society: Maxims from a Chinese Manuscript

By Anne | December 10, 2016 - 3:53 pm |December 12, 2016 Regency Culture and Society

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Appearing in the December 1816 La Belle Assemblee, these maxims tell us something about women in both British and Chinese cultures at the time. Yes, Continue →