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Regency Pastimes: Playing at the Haymarket (1806)

By Anne | July 24, 2020 - 6:31 am |August 7, 2020 Regency Pastimes

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Playing at the Haymarket Theater (see our post about the Haymarket) in July of 1806 was a play called The Finger Post, or File Miles Continue →

Georgette Heyer: Bath Tangle

By Anne | September 28, 2017 - 10:26 am |October 18, 2017 0-1 Flames, Book Review, Georgette Heyer

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The Earl of Spenborough has always been noted for his eccentricity. Leaving a widow younger than his own daughter Serena is one thing, but quite Continue →

Regency Reader Questions: A Cheesy Question

By Anne | April 18, 2017 - 2:11 pm |May 10, 2017 Regency Customs, Regency Dish, Regency Reader Questions

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A Cheesy QuestionIn the c. 1832 publication, “Whom to Marry and How to Get Married…,” there is a description on pg 24 that implies Continue →

Kasey Michaels: The Rambunctious Lady Royston

By Anne | September 11, 2012 - 5:18 pm |August 12, 2015 Book Review, Kasey Michaels

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Part of her “Alphabet” Regencies, The Rambunctious Lady Royston may look a bit like a traditional Regency, but anachronisms and some steamier than standard scenes Continue →