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A blog dedicated to the awesomeness of the Regency period and the dudes who lived in it.

George, Caroline, Charlotte, Beau, Napoleon - this is your space.

“Poor woman, I shall support her as long as I can, because she is a Woman and because I hate her Husband.” Jane Austen on Caroline of Brunswick

jane austen | george iv | jane you troll | Jun 17th

fuckyeahhistorycrushes: Beau Brummell | 7th June 1778 - 30th March 1840 Born with the frumpy name of George and even more appalling middle name of Bryan, Brummell made a name for himself by becoming the most fashionable fashonista possible. He revolutionised men’s fashion with his singluarly elegant style that eschewed powder, wigs and hose for trousers, neatly coiffed hair and - his secret weapon - an impeccably starched cravat. He was pally with the Prince Regent and didn’t care much for studying (despite attending both Eaton and Oxford) or the army. He was the go-to guy for fashion advice, and what he said, went. Georgian Rumor Mill has it that he made the Prince cry when he didn’t agree with the cut of his new coat. His principle achievements were: Spending his time at Oxford perfecting the ‘cut’ - the art of ignoring someone while being completely aware of their presence Recognising his troop in the 10th Hussars (the Prince’s own Regiment) when late by looking for the bloke with a big blue nose (true story) Replying to a snub in favour of his strolling companion by the Prince after the inevitable breakdown of their friendship by asking him loudly when the Prince was still in earshot “Pray, who was your fat friend?” Being the best toaster of cheese and bread Eton has ever seen.  Creating the Dandy. Happy Birthday, history crush!

history | beau brummell | submission | Jun 7th


William Pitt The Younger | Isaac Cruikshank | horatio nelson | Lady Hamilton | May 14th

andshealmostdeservedit: King George IV and Queen Caroline by Lewis Marks, 1821.  Engraving.  

queen caroline | King George IV | Apr 28th

thefantasticdrowse:

“Like many military men in Europe, and like very few in clean-shaven England, the Duke of Brunswick had a huge moustache. Charlotte adored it. After their first meeting in Blackheath, according to George Keppel, she went back to Warwick House,  painted a black moustache on her face and marched up and down in a military manner  barking guttural expletives, which she hoped very much sounded like German swearwords.”

Leopold grew a moustache for her after they were married because she was so impressed with her uncle, the Duke of Brunswick’s. 

The girl knew what she liked.

(Source: groovygrantaire)

Princess Charlotte of Wales | Apr 27th


george iv | napoleon bonaparte | awww | such a fanboy | gold star for trying | keeping the tags | Apr 27th


Princess Charlotte of Wales | Princess Charlotte | I love her so much | <- yes so much | she is a total babe | Apr 21st

That's just the Cyberman attacking Roosevelt: The Beggar's Benison and the Wig Club

beggar's benison | wig club | george iv | charles ii | Feb 25th

tinywaitress: The wedding of George IV and Caroline of Brunswick. Neither of them look very impressed, which is an accurate depiction I suppose. 

george iv | Caroline of Brunswick | Feb 22nd


george iv | Feb 19th

fuckyeahhistorycrushes: Lord Byron. He’s been featured before, because what horny teenager hasn’t happened across his portrait and been like, “DAMN,” but you’re missing THE picture that rocked my teenage world.

Feb 17th


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Feb 12th

fuckyeahhistorycrushes: Dr. Sir William Beatty (1773 - 1842) Best remembered for being ship’s surgeon on the HMS Victory, flagship of Vice-Admiral and all-round BAMF Horatio Nelson, William Beatty was quite a badass himself. He was a bloody good surgeon, and didn’t take any crap, not even from his superiors. Early on in his career, he got into an argument with his then-commander, Captain Fitzroy, which led to Beatty (before the entire crew, no less!) defending himself and his professional reputation from completely unjust accusations of incompetence. This didn’t go down well with Fitzroy, who promptly had Beatty arrested to await court-martial for, essentially, being a sarcastic bastard! When it came to trial, however, the charges were thrown out as “frivolous”, and Beatty was fully acquitted and set free to snark another day. He got on better in subsequent postings, and was eventually appointed to the Victory in 1804, a posting he seems to have earned largely on his own merit. At the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, Beatty BAMFed it up belowdecks, performing eleven amputations on wounded sailors, nine of whom survived - no mean feat! Although sadly unable to save the life of Nelson, Beatty attended to the admiral as he lay dying. It was Beatty’s idea to preserve Nelson’s body in the famous barrel of brandy for the voyage home, and he was later able to perform a full autopsy and subsequently remove the fatal musket ball from Nelson’s body. And it was Beatty who wrote the account of Nelson’s death which has gone down in history. After Trafalgar, Beatty became (amongst other things) Physician of Greenwich Hospital, a member of the Royal Society, a board member of the London and Greenwich Railway, as well as a strong advocate for a certain new-fangled practice known as vaccination. He was also something of a bookworm, and seems to have spent most of his money on a huge private book collection.  Just for a bit of added coolness, his surgical kit survives, and appears to be unique, put together according to his own specifications - no generic, common-or-garden set for William Beatty! In sum, he was just a complete boss! 

Feb 11th

princess-of-whales: rolypoly-dandy: I was going to say TOTAL STUD, FABULOUS BABE AND NEMESIS OF NAPOLEON Or git. Git seems accurate.

horrible histories | truth | george the fourth | Feb 9th

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