Marriages between the upper echelon families of England were transacted much as mergers and acquisitions are in today's business environment. Each Season, the latest crop of prospects were introduced to the marriage market, with their respective inducements, and [...]
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Mourning customs have differed widely between societies and classes throughout history. Because mourning was very strictly observed in Victorian England, there seems to be less awareness of the somewhat looser conventions that prevailed during the Regency years. [...]
The white wedding dress is often dated back to Queen Victoria, who made it must-have bridal attire. But by the time she went up the aisle, Regency brides had been rocking white for twenty years. Regency Brides [...]
During the Regency era, inventors and scientists in several countries were hard at work trying to devise a means of communicating at a distance. Their efforts led to early versions of both telegraphy and the facsimile machine [...]
Dolly's Chop House "Among our many follies was calling in for steaks at Dolly's..." Thomas Jefferson Gentlemen's clubs had their origins in the coffee and chop houses spawned during Queen Anne's reign. Among these, few were [...]
By 1800, the East India Company ruled one-fifth of the world and deployed an army larger than England's to protect its network of forts and trading posts. Like a sovereign state, it minted currency, collected taxes, and administered [...]
With servants' wages due on the quarter days, hiring fairs at Michaelmas, and the family gallivanting to London for the Season then planning the Harvest Home at their country seats, the Regency housekeeper had to keep a close [...]
Fashion has always been a copy-cat industry. One of the best known Regency modistes, Miss Macdonald (later Mrs. Smith) was ahead of the curve, creating designs and trim techniques that "inspired" many of her competitors, and promoting the white [...]
We have the Cholera Pandemic of 1826-1837 to thank for the development of the intravenous saline drip, based on the work of Dr. Thomas Latta of Leith, Edinburgh. Over 250,000 people died around the world before the pandemic [...]
Beatrice Knight is an author and researcher specializing in the Regency era and the War of 1812 (between the United States and Great Britain). She is a lifelong fan of Jane Austen in whose honor she writes the All Things Regency blog.
Email: info@beatriceknight.com
