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Regency Fashion: Full and Walking Dress (1808)

By Anne | May 26, 2020 - 6:25 am |June 1, 2020 Regency Fashion

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The plate and description appeared in the May 1808 issue of The Lady’s Monthly Museum.

Regency Men: Benjamin Thompson

By Anne | May 22, 2020 - 10:29 am |June 9, 2020 Regency Men, Regency Science and Invention

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American born Benjamin Thompson (1753-1814)left for England in 1776 after serving in the British Army during the American Revolution. Knighted by King George III, he Continue →

Regency Dish: A Bill of Fare and Soupe a la Reine

By Anne | May 20, 2020 - 7:53 am |June 1, 2020 Regency Dish

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Enjoy this bill of fare and recipe from A Complete System of Cookery, on a Plan Entirely New, Consisting of Every Thing that is Requisite Continue →

Regency Culture and Society: A Bit of Bronze

By Anne | May 18, 2020 - 8:26 am |February 10, 2023 Regency Culture and Society

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Perusing the A View of London (1803), I came upon this amusing description of gentlemen acquiring town polish that I wanted to share: It continues Continue →