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Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Widows in Regency England by Jenna Jaxon

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The Regency period had very strict decorum for women, especially regarding behavior. There were rules that applied to unmarried girls, to be...
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Wednesday, April 8, 2020

The Japanese love affair with cherry blossoms

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We are just at the " Hanami " season in Japan. Hanami literally means "look at the flowers", but this simple translati...
Friday, April 3, 2020

Naming English Houses

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by Donna Hatch www.donnahatch.com The Holburn Museum, Bath Copyright Donna Hatch As an American, I find it fascinating that so many...
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Wednesday, April 1, 2020

A Whirl of Courtship by Jenna Jaxon

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During the Regency era there were very strict rules for courting couples. They could never be alone together unless they were chaperoned, we...
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Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Love in the Time of Plague by Jenna Jaxon

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Although perhaps an unusual topic for romance novels, the Bubonic Plague or "Black Death" that swept through Europe during the Mid...
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Friday, February 14, 2020

Nara – Relics of a historical cultural capital of Japan

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Shika, or Japanese deer are the illustrious dwellers of Nara Nara or Heijo was Japan's first permanent capital established in ...
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Valentine's Day in Regency England

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by Donna Hatch,  www.donnahatch.com Happy Valentine's Day!  Valentine’s Day in Regency England was very different from the way...
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