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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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The Parachute Through the Regency
Certainly, our Regency ancestors did not enjoy the sport of skydiving. However, a functional parachute had been invented some years before the Prince of Wales became Regent. In fact, a woman had made a successful parachute jump in the last … 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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Robert Coates: From “Diamond” to “Romeo”
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
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: "Russian Mountains" Come to Paris
Those of you who speak French, or any one of several other Romance languages spoken in Europe, may have already guessed the topic of this article, since the term "Russian mountains" is still used to refer to this thrilling form … Continue reading
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
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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
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The Dandy Chargers — 2017 Riding Schedule
This is a very significant year for the Dandy Chargers. Not only is it their seventeenth season as an organized group of pedestrian hobby horse enthusiasts, it is also the bicentennial anniversary of the invention of that uniquely Regency vehicle. … Continue reading
Regency Bicentennial: The Dandy-Killer Strikes
Two hundred years ago, this coming Sunday, a man who came to be dubbed "the dandy-killer," spent the day at White’s gentlemen’s club, where he told everyone who would listen that Beau Brummell was deeply in debt and unable to … Continue reading
Posted in On-Dits
Tagged Books, Furniture, Regency, Regency Bicentennial, Travel, Vehicles
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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
Regency Bicentennial: Byron Leaves England
Two hundred years ago, this coming Sunday, Lord Byron boarded a ship and sailed away from England for the Continent, leaving behind his wife and baby daughter. He would never see either of them, or England, ever again. It took … Continue reading
A Treatise on Carriages by William Felton
In the course of some recent research, I came across a particularly useful book, first published in the late eighteenth century, which I suspect nearly every Regency author will want to add to their research library. The book was written … Continue reading
The Dandy Chargers Ride — The 2015 Season
Never was an email more welcome than the one I got earlier this week. This has been the worst, most snowiest winter ever in Boston this year. And even now, though the calendar says it is spring, the temperatures are … Continue reading
The Hainault Forest and the Fairlop Oak — Part Two
Last week’s article was about the ancient Forest of Hainault. Within that forest stood an enormous oak tree which was centuries old by the Regency and had become an important local landmark. Known as the Fairlop Oak, annual events had … Continue reading
Regency Bicentennial: Sir John Lade Liberated
Though the exact date is unknown, it was two centuries ago, in 1814, that the infamous and notorious Sir John Lade was released from debtor’s prison, where he had spent several months. Though he had been heir to an enormous … Continue reading
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Tagged Clothing, Drinking, Horses, Regency, Regency Bicentennial, Vehicles
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Before the Bicycle by Roger Street
Before the Bicycle: The Regency Hobby-Horse Prints, is the most recent book by Roger Street, a scholar of early forms of the bicycle. However, this important book will be of interest not only to those fascinated by that very … Continue reading
The Dandy Chargers — 2014 Riding Season
Thanks to a dedicated group of aficionados known as the Dandy Chargers, the velocipede, which Georgette Heyer fans know as the pedestrian curricle, is not a thing of the past. Each year, the Dandy Chargers don Regency dress and ride … Continue reading
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