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Regency Men: Lord Palmerston

By Anne | July 17, 2013 - 12:08 pm |November 11, 2021 Regency Men

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Henry John Temple (1784-1865), 3rd Viscount Palmerston was best known for his impressive political career. Having served twice as Prime Minister, and as Foreign Secretary during Continue →

Regency Women of Character: Lady Castlereagh

By Anne | January 20, 2013 - 3:27 pm |May 13, 2016 Regency Women of Character

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Amelia Anne Stewart, Marchioness of Londonderry (20 February 1772 – 12 February 1829) was born Amelia Hobart, daughter of the Earl of Buckinghamshire. After her Continue →

Regency Women of Charater: Lady Jersey

By anneglover | May 9, 2010 - 7:12 am |May 9, 2010 Musings, Regency Women of Character

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Sarah Sophia Villiers, daughter of the 10th Earl of Westmorland, became Lady Jersey upon marriage to George Villiers, 5th Earl of Jersey in 1804. Nicknamed, Continue →

Regency Hot Spots: Almacks

By Anne | October 5, 2008 - 4:53 pm |August 2, 2018 Regency Hot Spots

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Almack’s Assembly Rooms. That bastion and beacon of the haute to. Moreover, it was one of the first London clubs that admitted both men and Continue →