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Rather like today – arguably – the elite Regency drug of choice went up the nose. When the Georgian ruling classes craved tobacco, they reached for their snuffbox, very possibly from a pouch specially designed for that purpose in their waistcoat. Snuff taking was a refined activity, a marker of...
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Available 2025 First, a disclaimer. Pornography was not a word that was used in the Georgian era; the first reference in any Victorian newspaper seems to be the Hereford Times of 1858, when it is used in its absolute literal sense of writings about prostitutes in Roman Pompeii. It gathered...
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About1816 @jameshobson.bsky.social My new book is a biography of one man and a review of the Georgian ruling class in the period 1770–1820. It covers their institutions, their mentality, their modus operandi, and how they maintained their position as the ruling establishment. The story of...
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William Hutton. A face that childhood created Hutton was born in Derby on 30 September 1723 and like most children before or since, his first thoughts were about his mother. Unlike most children today, his memories of his mother were to be limited, as Ann was to survive a mere nine more...
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What could Jane Austen and similar unmarried gentlewomen of the Regency Age, look forward to? There were certainly a host of activities that could fill and kill time, but what could be anticipated with some pleasure? One of the few prospects was the Ball or the Assembly. Roughly, the former would...
Alex Berger
Every year I post 100 of my favorite photos from the year’s travels. Ordinarily, this post comes around the New Year. I’m extremely delayed in getting this post (photos from 2019) written, but had an extensive backlog to work through and have been delayed with work and travels. Now, fully caught...
Alex Berger
Every year I post 100 of my favorite photos from the year’s travels. Ordinarily, this post comes around the New Year. For 2018 I was a full year delayed due to issues with WordPress. I’m extremely delayed in getting this post (photos from 2019) written, but had an extensive backlog to work...