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The College of William and Mary, A Sir Christopher Wren Building in Williamsburg, Virginia?

Inquiring readers, Tony Grant from London Calling has contributed yet another wonderful article. Inspired by my visit to Williamsburg a few weeks ago, he decided to research some of the buildings in m… more →

Jane Austen's World

The College of William and Mary, A Sir Christopher Wren Building in Williamsburg, Virginia? — 9 comments

Vic wrote 3 weeks ago: Inquiring readers, Tony Grant from London Calling has contributed yet another wonderful article. Ins … more →

Tags: 18th century America, Georgian London, jane austen's world, College of William and Mary, Grinling Gibbons, London Calling, Sir Christopher Wren, Tony Grant

False Teeth in the 18th Century — 23 comments

Vic wrote 3 months ago: Inquiring readers, Every once in a while a writer from another website contributes an article that i … more →

Tags: Regency World, 18th Century France, jane austen's world, 18th century england, 19th century england, 18th Century, history of dentistry, False teeth in the Georgian era

Elder Wine, A Perfect Libation for a Regency Holiday — 11 comments

Vic wrote 4 months ago: The week of Christmas and the new year has been traditionally a time for joy and celebration. In Jan … more →

Tags: Jane Austen, Regency food, Regency Life, Regency Customs, Regency Drink, jane austen's world, 19th century england, Elder Wine, Jamaican pepper

The 1790 Ice House at Hampton Mansion — 19 comments

Vic wrote 6 months ago: Whenever I stay with my family in north Baltimore, I visit Hampton National Historic Site to walk al … more →

Tags: jane austen's world, Hampton Mansion, Ice House, 19th century America, Ridgely family

Rowlandson's Dr. Syntax Visits a Boarding School for Young Ladies — 3 comments

Vic wrote 7 months ago: Dr. Syntax Visits a Boarding School for Young Ladies One of the most unexpected (and wonderful) find … more →

Tags: Book Review, Regency Life, Historic Publications, jane austen's world, Art, 19th century england, thomas rowlandson, Ackermann's Repository, JASNA AGM 2012

Life is Good!

clairwoodrealestate wrote 8 months ago: Wine tasting at Coffin Ridge Winery. Life is good! http://www.coffinridge.ca/ … more →

Tags: Georgian Triangle, Georgian Bay, Collingwood, escarpment, Drink, coffin ridge, Wine, Winery, View

Regency Work Tables: A Regency Lady at "Work" — 10 comments

Vic wrote 8 months ago: What did ladies do in the morning 200 years ago? Why, write letters and draw and paint, of course. A … more →

Tags: Regency letters, Regency World, Regency Life, Regency Customs, jane austen's world, 19th century england, Regency Fashion, morning gowns, mechanical furniture

Maintaining the grounds of a landed British estate: Georgian gardening — 10 comments

Vic wrote 8 months ago: Great landed estates were symbols of the owner’s wealth and status in British society. Everyth … more →

Tags: Jane Austen, natural world, Regency World, Regency Life, Mansfield Park, jane austen's world, 18th century england, 19th century england, Humphry Repton

Curl up with a great local magazine!

clairwoodrealestate wrote 9 months ago: Having only lived in Collingwood for a couple of years I look for any source of local information in … more →

Tags: Georgian Triangle, Georgian Bay, Collingwood, Blue Mountain, Real Estate, Canada, Ontario, Hurontario Street, collingwood downtown

Men's hair styles at the turn of the 19th century — 25 comments

Vic wrote 9 months ago: Men of fashion began to wear short and more natural hair at the end of the 18th century, sporting cr … more →

Tags: regency style, Neoclassicism, Jane Austen, napoleon, Regency Life, jane austen's world, Regency Hairstyle

The Acting Career of Mary Darby Robinson (1758–1800) by Lucy Warriner — 6 comments

Vic wrote 9 months ago: Gentle readers, some months back Lucy Warriner expressed an interest in writing about Mary Darby Rob … more →

Tags: Book Review, Royalty, Historic Publications, jane austen's world, Georgian London, 18th century england, banastre tarleton, Charles James Fox, David Garrick

Food - To Die For: Food Preparation in the Georgian Era — 22 comments

Vic wrote 9 months ago: Inquiring readers: Paul Emanuelli, author of Avon Street, has contributed posts for this blog before … more →

Tags: Regency food, Regency World, Regency Life, jane austen's world, Georgian London, 19th century england, Historical Food, british cooking, Paul Emanuelli

Law & Order and Jane Austen's Aunt, by Paul Emanuelli — 16 comments

Vic wrote 10 months ago: Inquiring readers: Paul Emanuelli, author of Avon Street, has contributed a post for this blog befor … more →

Tags: bath, Crime, Regency Life, Regency Customs, jane austen's world, 19th century england, Jane Austen's family, Mrs. James Leigh-Perrot, Crime in Georgian England

Still Waiting...

arrancat wrote 10 months ago: Bit sneeky today, since I decided to repost the blog I wrote for our ocean rowing site: http://www.f … more →

Tags: Oceans Project, Latvia Life, TLG (Teach and Learn in Georgia), Friendship, photos, My PhD: Environmental Psychology, Georgian language, art 2, Ocean Rowing

Sermon or Romance: Which would a Regency Miss prefer? — 10 comments

Vic wrote 10 months ago: “there seem to be very few, in the style of a Novel, that you can read with safety, and yet fewer th … more →

Tags: 19th century england, Historic Publications, Jane Austen, Jane Austen Novels, Jane Austen's life, jane austen's world, Pride and Prejudice, Regency Life, Regency World

18th-century French Mechanical Table — 20 comments

Vic wrote 10 months ago: This beautiful marquetry table transforms into a desk with a turn of a key. This short animated film … more →

Tags: 18th Century France, jane austen's world, historic furniture, mechanical furniture, marguetry, J. Paul Getty Museum, animated video

The Rockets Red Glare: Fireworks in Georgian London — 7 comments

Vic wrote 10 months ago: Today U.S. citizens are celebrating July 4th and the independence of our nation from Great Britain. … more →

Tags: St. James's, Regency World, Regency London, jane austen's world, Georgian London, 18th century england, 19th century england, green park, King George III

A Regency Gentleman's Wardrobe: Thomas Coutts, Banker — 11 comments

Vic wrote 10 months ago: Among the principle gifts in 1908 may be mentioned: – suit of clothes, &c., formerly belon … more →

Tags: regency style, Regency Life, jane austen's world, 19th century england, regency dress, Victoria and Albert Museum, natalie rothstein, Thomas Coutts, Harriot Mellon

Mid Winter Summer Solstice

arrancat wrote 11 months ago: Happy Bunny After the past few weeks of craziness, I’m happy to report that its been back to b … more →

Tags: Oceans Project, TLG (Teach and Learn in Georgia), Filming, Friendship, plastic pollution, Ocean Rowing, Travel, Massive Thanks, seeing the future


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