Regency Redingote Search
-
Dedication
The articles posted here are dedicated to the memory of Georgette Heyer in gratitude for the many hours of enjoyment her books have given me. She was an artist with words whose meticulously researched novels never fail to transport me to the Georgian or Regency eras.
© 2008 – 2017
Kathryn Kane, Kalligraph
Copyright Statement
Regency Redingote Tags
-
Recent Regency Redingote Posts
Regency Redingote Categories
Regency Redingote Archives
Tag Archives: Horses
Regency Bicentennial: The Dedication of the Waterloo Bridge
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
Posted in Places
Tagged Art, Horses, Music, Regency, Regency Bicentennial, Technology, Travel, Vehicles
6 Comments
Regency Bicentennial: The First Ride on the Laufmaschine
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
Posted in Transportation
Tagged Georgette Heyer, Horses, Regency, Regency Bicentennial, Travel, Vehicles
5 Comments
The Horse Armoury at the Tower of London
Not long after its construction in the Middle Ages, the Tower of London became the principal official manufactory of armour for the Kings of England, and their trusty steeds. The armourers there continued to produce armour for several centuries. When … Continue reading
The Salts of Epsom
My grandmother swore by Epsom salts for lots of things, particularly as a remedy for what ails a person, inside or out. I still have a box on my shelf, and use them from time to time, just as Grandma … Continue reading
Reminiscences of Henry Angelo
Any reader of the Regency novels of Georgette Heyer will be aware of one of the important sporting haunts of Regency gentlemen, Henry Angelo’s Fencing Academy, in Bond Street. If scenes were not set in the environs of the academy, … Continue reading
Regency Bicentennial: Edinburgh Scoops London
This article is yet another in my ongoing series on panoramas. Several of those articles were devoted to the first panorama in London, Robert Barker’s purpose-built rotunda in Leicester Square. Barker learned early on that the public would flock to … Continue reading
Regency Bicentennial: "An Ass of the Eighteenth Century"
Two hundred years ago, Jemmy, who called himself "An Ass of the Eighteenth Century" made his debut in the children’s book, The Adventures of a Donkey. Jemmy’s "autobiography" predated that of Black Beauty by more than sixty years. In fact, … Continue reading
