Dinner parties were a frequent occurrence during the holiday season. When trying to rise into higher levels of society, a family’s social standing could be made or broken by the ability to conform to all the conventions associated with these formal events.
Continue reading →With the advent of social media, social networking has taking on an entirely new set of rules. What were the rules that governed such interactions in Austen’s day?
Continue reading →Courtship and marriage were serious steps for middle class men and women, usually not embarked upon until their middle to late twenties, older for men and younger for women.
Continue reading →Deviating from polite behavior could spell social ruin, particularly for young unmarried ladies, making home theatricals problematic.
Continue reading →So what’s wrong with a little romance? According to a regency era perspective, nearly everything. It’s Valentine’s Day and there’s romance in the air. What’s wrong with a little romance, right? Especially in the pages of a good book. A regency romance; the hero and heroine looking longingly into each other’s eye, declaring their deepest love for one another. She weeps as she lets him know how she was waiting for this moment, as everyone … Continue reading →
