Fun & Games of Jane Austen’s World: Toys
Many of the toys and games of the Georgian era would be familiar to children and parents of today.
Continue reading →Many of the toys and games of the Georgian era would be familiar to children and parents of today.
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Continue reading →What did the gentlemen and ladies of the Regency Era do for fun? With the leisure time the gentry class enjoyed, pleasant pastimes were necessary–so without cable tv or streaming media, what did they do? Often they played games. Card games are well documented, but outdoor games were enjoyed as well, among them, battledore and shuttlecock, a predecessor of modern badminton. Played with two rackets and a feathered ‘bird’, this game has been traced back … Continue reading →
What did the gentlemen and ladies of the Regency Era do for fun? Often they played games, among them, Pall Mall, a game thought to be an ancestor to modern croquet.
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