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Regency Fashion: Cravate a la Maratte

By Anne | October 20, 2021 - 6:43 am |November 9, 2021 Regency Fashion, Regency Men

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The studied careless of this cravat later described as “A lasso like sling round the neck…in its rude freedom” comes from The Art of Tying the Continue →

Regency Culture and Society: 10 Maxims for Life by a Lady

By Anne | October 18, 2021 - 8:29 am |October 29, 2021 Regency Culture and Society

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More life lessons from A Treatise on Politeness, etc (1813). The next ten are below. If you are catching up, we presented the first 10 Continue →

Regency Hot Spots: Theatre Royal (Bath)

By Anne | October 16, 2021 - 8:38 am |November 9, 2021 Regency Hot Spots

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The first Bath Theatre was built in 1730 on the site that, by the Regency, would become the General Hospital. By 1801, Bath’s population had Continue →

Regency Folklore: Tommy Knockers

By Anne | October 14, 2021 - 6:41 am |October 25, 2021 Regency Folklore

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Here is another spine-tingling tale from the 1800 New Lights from the World of Darkness Or the Midnight Messenger; with Solemn Signals from the World Continue →