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Regency Stories: The Tragic Story of Mrs. Ross

By Anne | April 8, 2017 - 8:05 am |April 27, 2017 Regency Culture and Society

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This story appeared in the April 1818 La Belle Assemblee column, “Anecdotes of Illustrious Females”. Although occurring several Continue →

Regency Pastimes: Pictorial Cards

By Anne | March 16, 2017 - 10:24 am |March 28, 2017 Regency Culture and Society, Regency Pastimes

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Appearing in the March 1818 issue of Ackermann’s Repository, this plate of pictorial cards shows the thoughtful symbolism that could be employed in a deck Continue →

Regency Reader Questions: Shoes and Feet

By Anne | February 18, 2017 - 7:33 am |February 28, 2017 Regency Fashion, Regency Reader Questions

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Question: I’ve read that most tailors were men, that ladies got their footgear from these male tailors, and that the tailor himself tended to serve Continue →