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Regency Events: The Imprisonment of Toussaint Louverture

By Anne | August 24, 2022 - 7:25 am |September 5, 2022 Regency Events

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On August 25, 1803, Toussaint Louverture was imprisoned in Fort de Joux, Jura, France. Toussaint Louverture was leader of the Haitian independence movement. Born a Continue →

Regency Travel: Currency Exchange (England to France)

By Anne | November 22, 2021 - 6:31 am |November 29, 2021 Regency Economy, Regency Travel

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A Practical Guide during a Journey from London to Paris (1803) This excellent resource has a lot of practical information about travelling to France from Continue →

Victoria Holt: The India Fan

By Anne | February 10, 2019 - 7:31 am |February 22, 2019 0-1 Flames, Book Review, Victoria Holt

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Drusilla Delaney, the daughter of an impoverished minister, becomes fascinated with the wealthy Framling family—especially with the son and daughter, the mysterious Fabian, and the Continue →

Regency Fashion: Hats, Gowns, Coats and Shawls (1806)

By Anne | February 8, 2019 - 6:22 am |February 26, 2019 Regency Fashion

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These plates and their accompanying descriptions appeared in the February 1806 edition of La Belle Assemblee. I have also snipped the Parisian Fashion column and Continue →