Category Archives: Whigs

This and That About Parliamentary Elections in the Regency Era

Posted on February 26, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

Looking at the House of Lords Journals in the first decade of the 1800s, the members often sat all week, including Saturdays. From some of their Minutes, I gather they began in the morning. One entry included the note that … Continue reading →

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Playing Cards in Jane Austen’s England, Pleasant Pastime, as Well as Gambling + an Excerpt from “The Jewel Thief and the Earl”

Posted on April 10, 2023 by Regina Jeffers

A recent question from a reader asked of card playing at balls and gaming hells: I know many books mention card playing going on in designated rooms at balls, but I haven’t heard what they were playing? Would they be … Continue reading →

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A Regency Era Whig Conversation Club, King of Clubs

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Regina Jeffers

The King of Clubs was a famous Whig conversation club, founded in 1798. In contrast to its mainly Tory forerunner The Club (established by Samuel Johnson, Edmund Burke and Sir Joshua Reynolds), it was a predominantly Whig fraternity of some … Continue reading →

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