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Georgian glass and its impact on window design

Why Georgian windows were glazed with many small panes of glass and frequently adorned with shutters.
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Women and private ownership in Regency England
The legal position of a woman in regards to property ownership largely depended, until the Married Women Property Act in 1870 and its amended version in 1882, to her marital status.
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Spittle, Scorey and Smith, lynch pins in the Bevan household
The lot of the 19th century domestic servant.
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Herbs, and humbug; Georgian and Victorian domestic medicine

Were the Bevans helping themselves when they turned to the familiar medical remedies of the time?
Based on letters dated:
3 September 1824, 21 August 1824, 11 September 1824, 3 August 1829, 17 August 1831, 18 August 1831, 21 June 1834
Going postal in the nineteenth century

Why the standardisation of the British Postal System was so important to the Bevans
Based on letters dated:
21 June 1834, 24 November 1856, 26 November 1856
Innocence and The Vulture

Examining the death of the child Robert Dewar on-board the Man-of-War HMS Vulture in 1856.
Based on letters dated:
18 November 1856, 21 November 1856, 24 November 1856, 26 November 1856, 02 December 1856, 06 December 1856 - 1 of 2, 06 December 1856 - 2 of 2, 08 December 1856, 12 December 1856, 16 December - 1 of 2, 16 December 1856 - 2 of 2, 19 December 1856, 24 December 1856 and 30 December 1856.

