Bath, England:
Visit Bath is the official tourism website for the city that Jane built, and the Austen connections are numerous, although of course …
Pump Room, The:
The Pump Room overlooks the Roman Baths and it remains an elegant place to have tea, but in Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey: …
Baths, The Roman:
The Roman Baths drew visitors to the city of Bath with the promise of health and vitality from the waters of the …
Regency:
Specifically the years 1811, after King George III is deemed unfit to rule and his son is named Regent, to 1820, when …
primogeniture:
Generally, the law or custom that the first-born or oldest surviving son should be the presumed inheritor. That’s why there are a …
phaeton:
A carriage with four large wheels, usually seating two, drawn by a single horse or tandem, often with a folding top. It …
pelisse:
A jacket or coat, sometimes short, sometimes full length, initially modeled after a military jacket, usually characterized by a multitude of frog …