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Regency Science and Invention: Improvements to the Manufacturing of Rope

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Joseph Huddart (1741-1816) was an inventor, hydrographer, and engineer hailing from Cumberland who made his fortune improving the design and manufacture of rope.  He also Continue →

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 Hot Spots: Greenwich Hospital

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Greenwich Hospital painting by William Turner

Greenwich Hospital was neither a hot spot nor a not spot, but rather a place of note in London from 1692 to 1869. As a Continue →