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Regency Advertisements: Wants a Situation

By Anne | June 16, 2022 - 7:44 am |June 22, 2022 Regency Advertisements

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WANTS A SITUATION A Young Woman of respectable connections as Companion to a Lady is of a cheerful disposition and has no objection to Needle Work Salary no object Lelters addressed post paid to AB at Mr Tryes Linen Draper Sun street Bishopsgate will be duly attended to 289

This ad appeared in the January 1807 issue of La Belle Assemblée.

Regency Fashion: Walking Dresses for Summer (1819)

By Anne | June 2, 2022 - 7:20 am |June 17, 2022 Regency Fashion

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Designs and description appeared in the June 1819 issue of La Belle Assemblée.

Regency Women of Character: Anecdotes of Illustrious Females

By Anne | May 22, 2022 - 7:58 am |May 26, 2022 Regency Women of Character

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From La Belle Assemblée October 1817 issue. Many moons ago, we did a post on Sarah Siddons here: Regency Women of Character: Sarah Siddons – Continue →

Regency Health and Medicine: The Regency Birthing Room (Guest Post)

By Anne | May 6, 2022 - 7:44 am |June 27, 2022 Guest Post, Regency Health and Medicine

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Those of us watching Netflix’s adaptation of The Viscount Who Loved Me in Season 2 of Bridgerton may have been moved by the series’ exploration Continue →