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

By Anne | October 3, 2021 - 11:50 am |October 23, 2021 Regency Fashion

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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

By Anne | February 2, 2021 - 7:12 am |February 28, 2021 Regency Reader Questions, Representing Regency

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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)

By Anne | March 18, 2020 - 6:12 am |April 13, 2020 Regency Fashion

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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

By Anne | June 18, 2019 - 8:12 am |June 27, 2019 2-3 Flames, Authors, Book Review, Vanessa Riley

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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 →