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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.
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After Furniture Escaped the Walls
It was the English who first liberated furniture from the walls of their rooms. However, by the time the Prince of Wales became Regent, most people in other countries, both on the Continent and in America, had done the same. … Continue reading
Tunbridge Ware Through the Regency
Though small decorative wooden objects had been made in the Tonbridge area for well over a century before the Regency, the style of that art form was just entering a period of transition during our favorite decade. For that reason, … Continue reading
Liquid Magic: Lavender Water Through the Regency
Last month, I posted an article here about rose water, which, like orange flower water, was a popular ingredient in a plethora of concoctions created through the centuries, including during the Regency. Another popular, and even more ancient flower water, … Continue reading
The Dandy Chargers — 2018 Riding Season
Those intrepid Dandy Chargers will embark on their eighteenth year of appearances in Regency dress, riding their Regency-era hobby horses. Those are the delightful vehicles which were also known as draisiennes, velocipedes, dandy horses and pedestrian curricles during our favorite … Continue reading
Posted in Sport
Tagged Georgette Heyer, Jane Austen, Regency, Regency Bicentennial, Vehicles
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Cheapside Was Not Cheap!
In fact, quite a lot of money changed hands there every day during the Regency, as it had for many centuries before. It was not the "cheapness" of Cheapside which caused most people in high society to look down their … Continue reading
1817: The Year in Review
The year 1817 saw a multitude of changes in the world of our Regency ancestors. Sadly, two of the most notable women of the era passed away. That same year saw the appearance of a strange woman who took in … Continue reading
Regency Bicentennial: The Passing of Jane Austen
This coming Tuesday, 18 July 2017, will be the two-hundredth anniversary of the death of Jane Austen. Certainly not something to be celebrated, but it should be noted by all of those who love the Regency and/or Miss Austen’s delightful … Continue reading
Before Silver Paper Was Silver
". . . . . . Harriet unfolded the parcel, . . . Within abundance of silver paper was a pretty little Tunbridge-ware box, which Harriet opened: it was well lined with the softest cotton; but, excepting the cotton, … Continue reading
Posted in Household Maintenance
Tagged Art, Books, Chocolate, Clothing, Furniture, Interior Decor, Jane Austen, Jewellery, Regency
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Of Bilbo-catch and Bilbo Catchers
". . . just a family party, for those who don’t care a straw for fashionable squeezes, but like to spend a cozy evening playing Jackstraws, or Bilbo-catch, or Speculation — . . . " Chapter 12 of Frederica … Continue reading
A Jane Austen Christmas by Carlo Devito
Two hundred years ago, today, Jane Austen was celebrating her forty-first birthday. Sadly, it would be the last birthday she would ever celebrate, since she would loose her battle with an unknown and debilitating illness the following summer. Though she … Continue reading
Henrietta Street, Just Off Covent Garden
Anyone familiar with the life of Jane Austen will know that when she came to London in 1814, she stayed with her brother, Henry, in Henrietta Street. It was a very convenient location in Regency London, since it was situated … Continue reading
Posted in Places
Tagged Art, Drinking, Eating, Jane Austen, Regency, Regency Bicentennial
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The Dandy Chargers — Strides for 2016
What has become a spring tradition here at the Redingote is the posting of the schedule of appearances for the Dandy Chargers’ season. This year’s schedule is particularly special since two of the venues have very strong connections to the … Continue reading
1815: The Year in Review
The middle year of the Regency, 1815, saw a number of significant events, perhaps the most important of all, the final end of Napoleon Bonaparte’s power in France. This same year saw one of the most devastating natural disasters in … Continue reading
Regency Bicentennial: First Publication of Emma
Two hundred years ago, this coming Wednesday, Jane Austen’s novel, Emma was published. Though it was not the last of her novels which would go to press, it was the last she would see published in her lifetime. The heroine … Continue reading
Needlework Patterns in the Era of Jane Austen
Recently, I was given a book by a friend who is well aware of my dual interests in needlework and the Regency. The book is Needlework Patterns in the Era of Jane Austen, by Jody Gayle. I was completely unaware … Continue reading
Quill-Work or Quilling?
This delicate craft had been known for more than five hundred years when it became popular once again in the late eighteenth century. A popularlity which continued right through the Regency, especially among gently-bred ladies of the upper and middle … Continue reading
Posted in Hobbies & Crafts
Tagged Art, Books, Furniture, Games, Interior Decor, Jane Austen, Regency
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Remodelling in the Family Jewel Box
In honor of Valentine’s Day, the holiday devoted to love, a discussion of a practice common during the Regency, which many women took as proof of the love and respect of their betrothed or their husband. And yet, today, such … Continue reading
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