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Period Nautical Charts of the Mediterranean Sea, Iberia, Italy, North Africa, and The Ottoman Empire

Jan. 30th, 2006 | 03:03 pm

These might be useful for our naval gentlemen and can be found at the following locations )

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Mod1 Explains: Whist

Jan. 6th, 2006 | 11:06 pm

A favourite with Captain Hornblower )

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Mod1 Explains: Court Presentations (Men)

Jan. 1st, 2006 | 10:20 pm

This entry is specific only to men. If you're looking for female court presentations, please go here.

Men were always presented to the king )

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Mod1 Explains: Court Presentations (Women)

Dec. 28th, 2005 | 11:20 am

This is specific only to women, I'll put one up for men presently. Women were presented to the Queen (unless there was no queen, whereupon women would be presented to the King) at something called a Royal Drawing Room.

Enter the Drawing Room )

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Mod1 Explains: The London Season

Dec. 28th, 2005 | 11:14 am

It was a veritable marriage mart...

...but oh what a lark! )

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Mod1 Link: Contemporary-ish Map of London

Dec. 27th, 2005 | 09:22 am

This map is sixteen years later than when our game is set but there were no drastic changes to London during that period. It's the clearest map of the late Georgian period that I could find and it'll work well enough for our purposes.

For your navigating pleasure.

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Mod1 Link: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Grose

Dec. 27th, 2005 | 12:32 am

Refer to this "Dictionary" to familiarize yourself with the slang of the day.

Well what are ye waitin' fer you bloody addle-pate?!

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Mod1 Explains: Correct Forms of Address

Dec. 26th, 2005 | 11:21 pm

Taken from Laura A. Wallace.

This is VERY general... )

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Mod1 Explains: Parcener, Dower, and Marriage Settlements

Dec. 26th, 2005 | 11:09 pm

Taken from Laura A. Wallace.

English Common Law... )

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Mod1 Explains: Dowager Peeresses and Widows

Dec. 26th, 2005 | 11:04 pm

Taken from Laura A. Wallace.

When does a woman become  )

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