Regency Fashion
Mrs. Bell
Fond of declaring herself the inventress of this or that fashion, Mrs. Mary Ann Bell was not above purloining designs from other magazines and calling them her own. She [...]
Regency Waistlines Part Three 1820-1830
Empire waists epitomized Regency England, but change was underway when the Prince Regent finally took the throne as King George IV in 1820. The broader Regency era would last [...]
Regency Households
Regency Bathroom Breaks
You've overdone the punch at Lady Insufferable's rout. You need a bathroom break, but it's 1811. Is a bourdaloue really the only option? [...]
Regency Spending Power
A simplistic inflation calculation does not give meaning to Regency spending power. Lord Byron could have hired ten scullery maids for the price of a musical [...]
Regency Food
Ices at Gunters
If you were a celebrity wedding planner in 1812, you might want your wedding ices made by Gunter's Tea Shop. A foodie destination from the mid [...]
Regency Life
Outsiders Within – Romani in the Regency
By the time 'Gypsies' appeared on the pages of Jane Austen, Sir Walter Scott and Maria Edgeworth, Romani people had been in England for centuries. Sidebar: [...]
Mary Linwood – Stitchery Tycoon
There were few “respectable” self-made women in the Regency era. Mary Linwood made her fortune in needlework. At the height of her fame, Russian Empress Catherine the Great offered [...]
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Regency Illuminations
If you turned a corner at Vauxhall Gardens two centuries ago, you were likely to stumble across the Regency version of a hologram: a huge backlit transparency depicting a natural wonder like Fingal's cave (above), a battle victory, or a [...]
Almack’s History
As Ton Central for Regency high society, Almack's was all about exclusivity. That meant keeping out “mushrooms” (rich social climbers) and other undesirables. Almack's - a History To keep things classy, a cabal of gatekeepers from the highest ranks of society [...]
