A Brief History of Ice Cream
July is National Ice Cream Month. What better excuse for taking a look at the history of ice cream?
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Black Britons in Jane Austen’s England
While there is no way to know for certain who made up Jane Austen’s circle of acquaintance during her lifetime, it was highly likely that Black Britons were among those with whom she would have been familiar.
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Georgian Beauty Ideals
One look at a fashion runway reveals how much beauty ideals have changed through the centuries. What would have Jane Austen considered beautiful?
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Wassailing and caroling are often used interchangeable as terms for singers going from house to house. But in the Regency era, particularly in cider producing regions, wassailing had a different meaning.
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