Mr. Beard's Regency Tour Day 24: Living Decoration: The Ornamental Hermit

Over at the EFHA blog, I discuss a most curious trend in the Georgian England.

For the Georgian landowner who has everything: the ornamental hermit.

Mr. Beard's Regency Tour Day 21: Gambling, The Profitable (and Costly) Vice

Although I covered some of this material when I discussed whist, I've written an article for the EFHA blog with a slightly more expansive discussion of gambling in Regency England.

Please check it out at the EFHA blog.