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Regency Health and Medicine: Walking and Women’s Feeble Arms

By Anne | April 16, 2018 - 7:45 am |April 25, 2018 Regency Health and Medicine

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I stumbled upon this brief review of the powers of walking as exercise. It has some remarkably sexist things to say about men and women, Continue →

Regency Hot Spots: Public Recreations in Paris

By Anne | April 14, 2018 - 7:32 am |May 1, 2018 Regency Hot Spots, Regency Travel

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I came across this article in the February 1806 edition of La Belle Assemblee, and thought it was the perfect snapshot of Paris “hot spots” Continue →

Regency Fashions: Dresses, Caps and a Morning Neglige

By Anne | March 2, 2018 - 7:19 am |March 30, 2018 Regency Fashion

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This collection of dresses and hats appeared in the March 1806 edition of La Belle Assemblee (or Bell’s Court). The accessories really are something to Continue →

Regency Culture and Society: Miscellaneous Reflections on the Conduct of Women

By Anne | February 28, 2018 - 7:55 am |March 6, 2018 Regency Culture and Society

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This collection of maxims about women in the Regency appeared in the February 1806 edition of La Belle Assemblee. I particular love the comparison between Continue →