Regency Reader

Regency Women of Character: Mary Anning

By Anne | April 2, 2019 - 6:54 am |April 30, 2019 Regency Science and Invention, Regency Women of Character

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A “pioneering paleontologist and fossil collector” Mary Anning was born in 1799 in Lyme, England and was the first explorer of what is now called Continue →

Regency Fashions: London Fashions for March (1809)

By Anne | March 30, 2019 - 6:58 am |April 4, 2019 Regency Fashion

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The gowns and descriptions appeared in the March 1809 issue of The Lady’s Monthly Museum. I especially love the bright yellow gloves.

Regency Household: Mend Glass, Clean Wainscot, and Whiten Teeth

By Anne | March 28, 2019 - 8:57 am |April 24, 2019 Regency Health and Medicine, Regency Household

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These helpful hints and hacks appeared in the March 1809 issue of The Lady’s Monthly Museum.

Regency Advertisements: Clothes Balls

By Anne | March 26, 2019 - 7:16 am |April 2, 2019 Regency Crime and Punishment, Regency Household

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This ad appeared in the April 1815 issue of Ackermann’s Repository. I wasn’t able to find much more about this “valuable discovery” so if any Continue →