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Regency Hot Spots: Soho Square Bazaar

By Anne | August 10, 2017 - 8:11 am |August 30, 2017 Regency Hot Spots

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As late as 1839, Soho Square was described in History of London as presenting “a very pleasing and Continue →

Regency Fashion: Evening and Carriage Dresses

By Anne | July 10, 2017 - 7:12 am |July 27, 2017 Regency Fashion

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These gowns and general fashionable observations appeared in the July 1818 edition of Ackermann’s Repository. Both examples of mourning attire, the heavy embellishments offer some Continue →

Regency Fashion: Ball and Carriage Dresses

By Anne | June 8, 2017 - 7:58 am |June 20, 2017 Regency Fashion

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Appearing in the June 1815 issue of Ackermann’s Repository, these two gowns are awash in white satin and floral furbelows.

Regency Reader Questions: Dining in Hotels

By Anne | May 26, 2017 - 8:19 am |June 23, 2017 Regency Culture and Society, Regency Hot Spots, Regency Reader Questions

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Regency Reader Question I’ve just finished & enjoyed Rose Lerner’s well-researched “True Pretenses” set in a country town in 1808. In it, the hero invited Continue →