regency pastimes – Page 3

Regency Pastimes: Hampton Court Maze

By Anne | February 26, 2016 - 10:34 am |March 18, 2016 Regency Hot Spots, Regency Pastimes

Leigh’s new picture of England and Wales, 1819 Situated on the north bank of the Thames, Hampton Court was a royal palace enlarged by King Continue →

Regency Hot Spots: Hanover Square Rooms

By Anne | February 12, 2016 - 12:56 pm |March 10, 2016 Regency Hot Spots

Comments Off

The Hanover Square Rooms, or Queen’s Concert Rooms, were established in 1774 in apartments at the corner of Hanover Square in London. For a century, Continue →

Regency Pastimes: The Game of Faro

By Anne | January 10, 2016 - 6:01 pm |February 26, 2016 Regency Culture and Society, Regency Pastimes

Comments Off

Pharo, or Faro, (derived from Pharaoh) eventually would become the favorite gambling game of the American frontier (http://www.historynet.com/faro-favorite-gambling-game-of-the-frontier.htm)…but had an auspicious beginning in France as Continue →

Regency Culture and Society: Cotswold Olimpick Games

By Anne | February 24, 2014 - 12:50 pm |April 11, 2014 Regency Culture and Society, Regency Hot Spots

2 Comments

The Olympics as we know it have evolved over the centuries. This year, for example, we saw the addition of 12 new games to the Winter Games Continue →