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Sophie Jordan: The Duke Goes Down

By Anne | July 28, 2021 - 6:41 am |May 15, 2023 2-3 Flames, Book Review, New on the Shelves, Sophie Jordan

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This is a Victorian era, rather than Regency, romance between childhood enemies (or at least they really disliked each other). And even though they are Continue →

Regency Travel: The Town Chariot

By Anne | May 16, 2021 - 10:01 am |June 1, 2021 Regency Travel

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English Pleasure Carriages (1837) And here is what the critics said about Adams The Town Chariot, or Coupe, would have had two seats in the Continue →

Regency Reader Questions: Distance and Visits

By Anne | May 4, 2019 - 8:09 am |May 24, 2019 Regency Reader Questions, Regency Travel

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Regency Reader Question How many miles apart was considered to be close proximity by most people? Would eight miles apart have been considered close enough Continue →

Regency (N)ot Spots: Bermondsey Spa

By Anne | March 16, 2019 - 7:32 am |April 9, 2019 Regency Hot Spots

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Around 1770, Thomas Keyse discovered a chalybeate spring in Bermondsey. By 1780, the Vauxhall inspired (but on much smaller scale) Bermondsey Spa Pleasure Gardens was Continue →