Regency Surgery Was Awful

Regency Surgery Was Awful

There is no question about it: Regency surgery was awful for patients. An observer in 1828 described an amputation in this manner: “But, oh, how my feeling recoiled at the sight! To behold the keen shining knife drawn around the leg severing the integuments, while the...

My Regency Website Has a New Look!

My Regency website has a new look, starting with Issac Robert Cruikshank’s painting titled “Characters on the Steyne, Brighton.” Published in 1825, Cruikshank’s painting is just so Regency! The Steyne (or “Steine”) was a popular...