Regency Era Public Schools
The public schools of Austen’s day bore little resemblance to what we expect of public schools today.
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Celebrate National Ice Cream Day!
Even without modern refrigeration, ice cream was a thing in the Regency Era.
Continue reading →Don’t Drink the Water: Lemonade
We’re deep in the throes of summer here and who doesn’t love a good lemonade?
Continue reading →Educating Boys: the Early Years
Today, children spend a great deal of time in formal schooling, so much so, it is hard to imagine childhood without it. But in the early 1800’s, formal schooling was far from a given for many children.
Continue reading →First transitions to manhood: Breeching Boys
The breeching ceremony, a first transition from boy to man.
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