Honeymoons and Bridal Visits
Today when we think of weddings, we often conceive of a honeymoon as well. In Austen’s day, couple did travel after their wedding, but their trips often served a very different purpose.
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A Regency Guide to Courtship
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.
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Creating the Shape of Georgian Beauty
Once deformity occurred, the amelioration of such irregularities was imperative lest they destroy that balance of the constitution which is so necessary to health and longevity.
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Life in early modern (1500-1800) societies was rife with injuries and diseases that could result in bodily deformities. Moneyed and poor alike were subject to the debilitating effects to daily life. Preventing such deformities, and thus increasing beauty became important.
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