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Dr Stephanie Howard-Smith
@SAHowardSmith
Cultural historian of dogs and their humans. PhD in 18th-century lapdogs. Instagram:@/doghistorian Mastodon:@/StephanieHowardSmith@c18.masto.host
Mar 26, 2022 • 21 tweets • 5 min read
I’ve noticed that Newton the corgi is a big deal in the new season of #Bridgerton and I realised I’ve never seen a corgi mentioned in any sources from the 18th + early 19th centuries. It got me thinking… Newton the corgi with the Sharma sisters Would people living during the Regency period even recognise a Welsh herding dog with short legs as a distinct type of dog? Would they have called it a ‘corgi’? Would a dog owner keep a corgi as a pet rather than as a working animal?