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Regency Fashion: Walking and Full Dress for Mourning (1805)

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  Plates and descriptions appeared in the October 1805 issue of The Lady’s Monthly Museum.

Regency Reader Questions: Persuasion and People of Color in 19th Century Clergy

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Regency Reader Question I enjoyed your post about people of colour in Regency England. I was thinking about Persuasion and wondering if there’s any reason Continue →

Regency Fashion: Morning and Evening Dress (1820)

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These gowns and descriptions, with helpful hints about mourning the King, appeared in the March 1820 issue of The Lady’s Monthly Museum.

Vanessa Riley: The Bashful Bride

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A friend’s newspaper advertisement for a groom nets the most famous actor in London, Arthur Bex. Shy heiress Ester Croome proposes to elope with the Continue →