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July 7, 2015
Regency Word Wednesday
Ponton “A floating bridge or invention to pass over water: it is made of two great boats placed at some distance …
July 5, 2015
This Week In History: July 6-12
July 6, 1189: Richard I is crowned King of England. July 7, 1911: The United States, Great Britain, Japan, and …
June 30, 2015
Regency Word Wednesday
Royal Scamps “Highwaymen who never rob any but rich persons, and that without ill treating them.”
June 28, 2015
This Week In History: June 29-July 5
June 29, 1786: Alexander Macdonell and over 500 Roman Catholic highlanders leave Scotland to settle in Glengarry County, Ontario. June …
June 27, 2015
Quote of the Week
I look at [books] as a child looks at cakes – with glittering eyes and a watering mouth, imagining the …
June 25, 2015
Friday Favorite: British Men: Bedtime Stories
If you loved British Men: Poetry and Prose, you’re in for a treat this week. Our Favorite really has nothing …
June 23, 2015
Regency Word Wednesday
Equation ” [In algebra.] Is an expression of the same quantity in two dissimilar terms, but of equal value; as …
June 21, 2015
This Week In History: June 22-28
June 22, 1783: A poisonous cloud caused by the eruption of the Laki volcano in Iceland reaches Le Havre in …
Quote of the Week
Love will subsist on wonderfully little hope but not altogether without it. –Walter Scott http://www.britannica.com/biography/S...
June 18, 2015
Friday Favorite: Hugh Grant Reads Waterloo Victory Dispatch
Our favorite this week commemorates a turning point in history. On June 19, 1815, the Duke of Wellington sent one …
