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Summer Fun in the Regency, Part 3

by Gail Eastwood Posted on September 13, 2022

Can you identify which of the following games (all of them ways of hitting a ball) would have been activities for Regency people and which would not?  Tennis, baseball, rounders, nine pins, croquet, ground billiards, golf, cricket. Let’s take look … Continue reading →

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Summer Fun in the Regency-Part 2

by Gail Eastwood Posted on August 12, 2022

As promised last month, here is more of our look at Regency summer sports and activities. When the sun shines and the days are warmer, what can’t be done outside? But you might be surprised at which sports were not … Continue reading →

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Smelling Sweet in the Regency: Beyond Floris (Part 1)

by Gail Eastwood Posted on April 12, 2021

(This rabbit hole sprouted a few tunnels and wound up as a multi-part series! I hope this topic interests you as much as it did me.) We’ll start with Floris first, before we explore everything else. If you don’t already … Continue reading →

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Looking for Luck in the New Year?

by Gail Eastwood Posted on January 3, 2020

New Year’s Eve has come and gone, and here we are, already three days into the new year. If you were hoping to increase your chances for a lucky year, it’s too late now for most of the folk lore … Continue reading →

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