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Regency Fashion: The Marquis

By Anne | November 20, 2023 - 8:25 am |December 11, 2023 Regency Fashion

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THE MARQUIS A well proportioned Hat in every respect and may not inaptly be termed the Universal as it becomes most persons who wear it in point of form there is nothing of what may be called character or singularity in its appearance and has the rare property of giving to the wearer a sort of dignified affability a courteous conde scension together with an agreeable modesty at least in appearance It is named after a certain nobleman who has all the above qualities united although in the

Lloyd’s Treatise on hats (1819) This is part of a series on Gentleman’s Hats: Regency Fashion: Gentlemen’s Hats Regency Fashion: The John Bull Top Hat Continue →

M.C. Beaton: Regency Gold

By Anne | September 6, 2022 - 7:01 am |September 17, 2022 0-1 Flames, Authors, Book Review, Funny Regencies, M.C. Beaton, Marion Chesney

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First things first, this is no great sweeping romance where you find yourself in sympathy or in love with the MCs. The heroine is a Continue →

Regency Culture and Society: Peers of Scotland (1800)

By Anne | June 26, 2022 - 7:11 am |July 6, 2022 Regency Culture and Society

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This detailed list of peers appeared in the Glasgow Almanack (1800).

Anya Wylde: The Wicked Wager

By Anne | September 26, 2012 - 5:53 pm |April 11, 2014 Anya Wylde, Book Review, New on the Shelves

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The infamous rake, Lord Richard Hamilton, has finally chosen his bride—the very appropriate Miss Emma Grey. The ton approves, Lord Grey is pleased, Lady Grey Continue →