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Regency H(N)ot Spots: Harrogate

By Anne | February 27, 2011 - 4:58 am |February 27, 2011 Regency Hot Spots

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High Harrogate and Low Harrogate came to birth around the 17th century as two separate developments. In north Yorkshire, it is an iron and sulphur Continue →

Regency Hot (R-Rated) Spots: 28 Charlotte Street

By anneglover | May 28, 2010 - 2:23 am |May 28, 2010 Regency Hot Spots

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As a crow flies north of Soho in London, Theresa Berkley made a living spanking naughty gentlemen. The inventor of the “chevalet” or “Berkley Horse”, Continue →

Regency Hot Spots: Haymarket Theatre

By anneglover | October 5, 2009 - 7:34 pm |October 5, 2009 Regency Hot Spots

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Originally established in 1720, The Theatre Royal Haymarket (or Haymarket Theatre), has had a long and distinguished place in history of London. By 1820, the Continue →

Regency Hot Spots: Gretna Green

By anneglover | January 26, 2009 - 2:08 am |April 26, 2016 Regency Hot Spots

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Like the Las Vegas of Georgian and Regency England, Gretna Green most prominently is featured in hist-ro plots as the site for elopements and runaway Continue →