Regency Pastimes: Taw
Defined in Francis Grose’s Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue as “a schoolboy’s game, played with small round balls made of stone dust, called marbles”, Continue
Defined in Francis Grose’s Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue as “a schoolboy’s game, played with small round balls made of stone dust, called marbles”, Continue
It shouldn’t be a surprise that passing the time while travelling in a vehicle was, in the Regency era the same as today, sometimes as Continue
These tips, from the Domestic Guide, appeared in the December 1808 issue of The Lady’s Monthly Museum.
Gold leaf in craft is having its heyday again, but it was also popular in the Regency. Check out the above DIY how tos that Continue