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Category Archives: Domestic History
Review: Mistress of Charlecote – The Memoirs of Mary Elizabeth Lucy
Several years ago, I was browsing through a research book – the title now escapes me – when I followed a tiny bibliographic note to a memoir titled Mistress of Charlecote – The Memoirs of Mary Elizabeth Lucy. Intrigued, I … Continue reading
Educating Your Daughters – A Guide to English Boarding Schools in 1814
Excerpted from The Female Preceptor, Essays On The Duties Of The Female Sex, Conducted By A Lady in the years 1813 and 1814 The images come from the Journal Des Dames et Des Modes. Ponder’s End, Middlesex At the above … Continue reading
Whom You May Not Marry in 1837
When plotting your next late Regency or early Victorian romance, you may want to check these handy marriage rules before your lovely young heroine falls in love with the hot son of the brother of her cruel, elderly, late husband … Continue reading
Le Bon Genre – Parisian Social Life in the Early 1800s
As I research potential blog posts, I often run across references to Le Bon Genre. Well, I’ve finally found the obscure book or, to be more accurate, series of prints illustrating Parisian social life in the early 1800s. I’ve posted … Continue reading
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Regency Mixology
Hungover from the holidays? How about a little hair of the dog? This is a post about British alcohol in the Regency period, but I’ve inserted some French paintings from the same era for no other reason than because they … Continue reading