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Regency Advertisements: Ship of War Models

By Anne | August 24, 2023 - 7:45 am |September 4, 2023 Regency Advertisements, Regency Pastimes

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This ad appeared in True Briton on Friday, 09 March, 1804.

Regency Pastimes: Sailing and Rowing Competitions

By Anne | April 28, 2023 - 7:17 am |May 11, 2023 Regency Pastimes

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The Picture of London, for 1803 (1802) The annual Picture of London would tell tales of sailing and rowing competitions on the Thames in the Continue →

Regency Pastimes: Hunt the Fox

By Anne | February 16, 2023 - 7:13 am |February 25, 2023 Regency Pastimes

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While not a unique to the Regency, hunt the fox was a popular children’s chasing game. The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England Continue →

Regency Pastimes: Raree Show

By Anne | November 26, 2022 - 7:52 am |December 13, 2022 Regency Pastimes

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The raree show, or peep show, was thought to have been created by the 13th century Italian protean Leon Batista Alberti. Made popular by the Continue →