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Easter During the Regency

Posted on April 19, 2019 by

According to many sources, for many years during the Regency (1811-1820), Parliament did not open its first session of the year until after Easter. But the list of dates, I have included below, contradicts that idea somewhat. Generally, the new … Continue reading →

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Yorkshire Christmas Traditions Playing Out in “Letters from Home” and “Lady Joy and the Earl” + a Giveaway

Posted on December 19, 2018 by

Christmas traditions in Yorkshire date back to the time of the Roman invasion. For example, documentation shows that a celebration dedicated to Saturn, the god of harvest and agriculture, took place somewhere between December 17 and December 25 in York … Continue reading →

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A Closer Look at “Mr. Darcy’s Present: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary”

Posted on December 11, 2017 by

 Mr. Darcy’s Present grew out of a trip down memory lane. I was attempting to go through photographs found in a box among my late mother’s belongings. I was adding the ones of people I recognized to a photo album, … Continue reading →

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What You Do Not Know About July 4

Posted on July 3, 2017 by

On 2 July 2014, The Washington Post shared a different perspective on July 4, rather than the tale of two countries finding their separate paths. So today, while I am off enjoying a family cookout (something a vegetarian avoids at … Continue reading →

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The Tradition of Gift Giving

Posted on December 12, 2016 by

“Then they opened their treasures and presented him the gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh.” In Biblical times, the gift of gold indicated the receiver stood in high standing, but giving gold to a child would have … Continue reading →

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Did You Know These Facts Regarding Thanksgiving?

Posted on November 26, 2015 by

First, I wish all my lovely friends and family a most joyous Thanksgiving Day. Thank you for reading my blog.  From History.com, we learn the following facts regarding Thanksgiving Day:  It took more than 200 years after the first Thanksgiving … Continue reading →

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The History Behind Veterans’ Day

Posted on November 11, 2015 by

Although officially, World War I ended on 28 June 1919, a cessation of the fighting between the Allied forces and Germany went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month some seven months earlier.  Originally … Continue reading →

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