Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (45)

By Anne | September 14, 2026 - 7:52 am |September 12, 2026 Regency Culture and Society

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This is the forty-fifth post in our Men and Manners, Maxims for life by a Gentleman (Men and Manners ; Or, Concentrated Wisdom. 4th Ed. Continue →

Regency Advertisements: Gothic Mahogany Desk and Bookcase

By Anne | September 12, 2026 - 7:09 am |September 4, 2026 Regency Advertisements

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This ad appeared in the Stamford Mercury on June 4, 1790. Admittedly, five years before the long Regency but nonetheless the ad paints a picture.

Horace Walpole: Castle of Otranto

By Anne | September 10, 2026 - 7:44 am |September 4, 2026 Book Review, Horace Walpole

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Every Autumn I am on a quest to sink into the delights of my favorite season with a good book full of mood.  Be it Continue →

Regency Literature: Found Text/Manuscript

By Anne | September 8, 2026 - 7:03 am |September 4, 2026 Regency Literature

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I have completed my wild adventure with Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto (review to post next) as part of my annual mission for Autumnal Continue →

Regency Women of Character: Maria Garcia

By Anne | September 6, 2026 - 8:24 am |September 4, 2026 Regency Women of Character

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Maria Garcia, styled as La Belle Espagnole, was a popular pantomime and tightrope performer in London, mostly at Sadler’s Wells, between 1785 and 1796. Believed Continue →

Regency Household: Design for an Italian Villa

By Anne | September 4, 2026 - 9:10 am |September 4, 2026 Regency Household

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The design and description appeared in Domestic Architecture: Being a Series of Designs for Mansions, Villas, Rectory Houses, Parsonage Houses, Bailiffs’ Lodge, Gardener’s Lodge, Game-keeper’s Lodge, Continue →

Regency Fashion: Summer Ball Dress and Afternoon Home Dress (1828)

By Anne | September 2, 2026 - 7:46 pm |September 2, 2026 Regency Fashion

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Plate and description appeared in the September 1828 edition of The Ladies’ Monthly Museum. Bringing the heat with another gravity defying hairstyle. How much do Continue →

Regency Nonfiction: Paul Chrystal: Bridgerton Revisited; Women, Fashion, and Society in the Regency Period

By Anne | August 24, 2026 - 7:38 am |August 22, 2026 Authors, Book Review, Paul Chrystal, Regency Non-Fiction

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I have not read Paul Chrystal’s works before, but I appreciated the opportunity to read his new release focused on the Regency era. Chrystal’s books Continue →

Regency Reader Questions: Widows, Heirs, and Estates

By Anne | August 20, 2026 - 8:53 am |August 22, 2026 Regency Reader Questions

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Moniker/Name goldfish Source of Question Research Your Question For a young, wealthy widow (say, the widow of an Earl) with a very young son (who Continue →

From the Desk of Anne: Excuse our virtual dust

By Anne | July 21, 2026 - 8:37 am |July 21, 2026 From the Desk of Anne

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Thanks for your patience while we make several security related, needed upgrades to the website! We will be working over the next month to continue Continue →