Tag Archives: Horses

Of Riding Houses

Posted on 14 June 2019 by

Though this specialty form of luxury equine architecture was falling out of fashion in England by the turn of the nineteenth century, there were still several in place across Britain. In addition, the Prince of Wales had commissioned more than … Continue reading →

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The Naked Duel

Posted on 24 May 2019 by

This is one of those tales which falls into the truth-is-stranger-than-fiction category. Though, in the end, there is some suggestion that this duel did not come off, and it happened almost five years before the Regency began, it really did … Continue reading →

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Regency Bicentennial:   The Disafforestation of Exmoor Forest

Posted on 20 July 2018 by

Two hundred years ago, this coming Monday, the disafforestation of the Royal Forest of Exmoor culminated in the sale of large tracts of Crown land to a private citizen. However, due to the ideosyncracies of English law, this did not … Continue reading →

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Carshalton:   Rural and Picturesque

Posted on 18 May 2018 by

Today, Carshalton is a charming suburb of London, but during the Regency, it was a small, partially commercial village about ten miles south-west of the metropolis. Early nineteenth-century Carshalton offers many options for a Regency author in need of a … Continue reading →

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Robert Coates:   From “Diamond” to “Romeo”

Posted on 30 March 2018 by

Robert Coates was one of the most well-known and interesting eccentrics who lived in Regency England, so much so that he acquired a number of different nicknames over the course of his life, all of them related to those things … Continue reading →

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Regency Bicentennial:   The Dedication of the Waterloo Bridge

Posted on 16 June 2017 by

Called the most beautiful bridge in Europe when it was built, this magnificent new bridge actually had another name when it was first planned. However, it was renamed by order of Parliament after the Allied victory over Napoleon at Waterloo … Continue reading →

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Regency Bicentennial:  The First Ride on the Laufmaschine

Posted on 9 June 2017 by

Two hundred years ago, this coming Monday, Karl von Drais, the man who invented the proto-type of the bicycle, took his first ride on his new invention. He rode his wooden, two-wheeled vehicle a distance of about five miles, out … Continue reading →

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