Regency Academe: Contraception, Pregnancy and Childbirth in History

Class begins on May 1st!

Contraception, Pregnancy and Childbirth in History
Active Class Dates: May 1-14, 2019
Cost: TBM Members: $15, Non-Members: $20
To Register: https://thebeaumonde.com/classes

Pregnancy and childbirth are a natural part of life that women of the past looked on with both excitement and fear. They never knew if it would be the beginning of a new life with a baby or the end of theirs. For those wishing to prevent a pregnancy, contraception was available, a lady just needed to know where to find it.

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Regency Academe: English Architecture, 16th – 19th centuries

April Class: English Architecture, 16th – 19th centuries
Instructor: Lady of the Realm, Allison Lane
Class Dates: April 2-27, 2019
Cost: TBM Members: $25, Non-Members: $30
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Is your hero’s country house Baroque, Palladian, Neoclassical, or something else? What does that tell you about his politics, social standing, and finances? Upper class homes impart a great deal of information about those who live in them. Since our characters rarely own new residences, it helps to understand the various styles found in England and the social and political pressures that created them. English Architecture will cover four hundred years of private homes, both country seats and town houses, providing details that can broaden characterization and make scene setting easier by teaching how various styles of housing are laid out. While the class will focus mostly on exterior style during the 16th & 17th centuries, it will include interiors for the 18th & 19th centuries, cover the ways the industrial revolution changed life, and discuss the expansions of Carlton House, the Brighton Pavilion, Buckingham Palace, and Windsor Castle that were undertaken during the architectural Regency period.

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Regency Academe: British Royal Navy 1770-1815

March Class: British Royal Navy 1770-1815
Instructor: Cindy Vallar, Editor of Pirates and Privateers: the History of Maritime Piracy
Class Dates: March 1-29, 2019
TBM Members: $25, Non-Members: $30
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Join Cindy Vallar as she takes the Regency Academe on a month-long high-seas adventure through a series of lessons that provide an overview of British naval history, and examine how the royal navy recruited men; the ratings and officers – including the Royal Marines – who served Britain; the Admiralty and naval bases, as well a brief summary of enemy navies; Royal Navy ships, the men’s lives aboard ship, and ships’ armament, how the crew prepared for action, some tactics, and the condemning of prizes; and maritime medicine.