Paullett Golden

From fashionable Fops to athletic Corinthians, learn about some of the different types of gentlemen in the Georgian era.

One cannot be both gentleman and scholar. A brief look at university life during the 18th century.

Should a gentleman invite me for a row on the lake, I shall reply with an enthusiastic, albeit respectable, affirmative.

There's not much more dashing than a cavalry officer astride his mount!

Writing was a popular pastime in the 18th century, not only for novels but also for journals and letters.

Before the quintessential tearoom, we had coffeehouses. You might recall that our hero Sebastian in The Earl and The Enchantress...

Would the hero attend a local school, be sent to a private school, have a tutor, or...?

Is the Sir Mystery you met in the ballroom a Baronet or a Knight?

Would the hero be seen as effeminate if he played music? Would the heroine be seen as masculine if she played a wind instrument?

With this glove, I challenge you to a duel at dawn! This post discusses dueling history and etiquette.