Regency Hot Spots: The Bartholomew Fair

Dating back to the Middle Ages, the charter fair was a street fair or market established by Royal Charter. Originally held as markets for merchant Continue
Dating back to the Middle Ages, the charter fair was a street fair or market established by Royal Charter. Originally held as markets for merchant Continue
Regent’s Park was, in Medieval England, a part of the Barking Abbey property. Around the mid 1600s, after the dissolution of monasteries, it was transformed Continue
The word chit, used to refer to a saucy or impertinent young girl, is commonly found in the pages of hist-ro. Our rakehell hero might Continue
I am a bit of an etymology buff. Words are like a comfort food for me–and semantics a deliciously warm bubble bath. So in this Continue