Regency Estate: Wanstead House

By Anne | September 20, 2026 - 7:36 am |September 13, 2026 Regency Estates

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Walford, E. (1883). Village London: The Story of Greater London. United Kingdom: Alderman Press. In my search for primary sources, I found a whole page Continue →

Regency Science and Invention: The Mechanical Pencil

By Anne | September 18, 2026 - 7:10 am |September 12, 2026 Regency Science and Invention

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While the HMS Pandora, which sank in 1791, had an early version of a mechanical pencil, the first patent for a refillable pencil was issued Continue →

Regency Beauty: Hair Growth

By Anne | September 16, 2026 - 7:07 am |September 12, 2026 Regency Beauty

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Copley, E. (1810). The Cook’s Complete Guide on the Principles of Frugality, Comfort, and Elegance: Including the Art of Carving, and the Most Approved Method Continue →

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 →

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 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 →

Regency Men: William Wellesley Pole

By Anne | September 22, 2026 - 9:08 am |September 13, 2026 From the Desk of Anne, Regency Men, Regency Villains

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The Honorable William Wellesley Pole (1788-1857) was born into a famous family, and the only son of the Lord Maryborough.  He would later be known Continue →