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Victoria’s Path to the Throne
In our last posting of the Line of Succession, we made note that Princess Alexandrina Victoria made an appearance into the world on 24 May 1819, three days before her cousin, Prince George Frederick...
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Who Were The “Ton” and the “Beau Monde”?
Le bon ton is a French phrase meaning “the good style” or “good form.” One could be said to have good ton–meaning good style. So one could be part of the Ton, if one had the style for it–which is why...
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Thief and Killer – Why I Write What I Do
(This post recently appeared on Writers Who Kill) In 2008, I took the plunge in the publishing world when one of my AP students challenged me with “If you know how to do this, do it yourself.”...
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Queen Victoria’s Growing Family and the Need for a Better Environment for the...
Alice (right) and her sister Victoria in the 1850s wikipedia Princess Alice Maud Mary, the third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, arrived at Buckingham Palace 25 April...
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Child Birth During the Regency
Angel Comes to the Devil’s Keep is the first book in a new romantic suspense trilogy: The Twins. It comes from Black Opal Books. In “Angel” there are several sets of twins. The hero, Huntington...
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Jane Austen’s Publishing Options, or Being a Female Writer in the Regency Era
Publishing Options for Women During Jane Austen’s Lifetime I thought it time to revisit this post for several people of late have asked me of Austen and self-publishing. Novels during the early...
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Bleeding a Patient to Cure Apoplexy in the Regency
In Regency novels, the reader frequently reads of one of the characters suffering an apoplexy. Exactly, what does that mean? Apoplexy (from the Ancient Greek, meaning “a striking away”) is bleeding...
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Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, “the Last Great Englishman”
Sunday, June 18, will be the 202nd Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, marking the final defeat of the French military leader and emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. On the English side stood Arthur...
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Jews in King George’s England, a Plot Point in my “Realm” Romance, “A Touch...
Over the years, the “backlash” regarding Georgette Heyer’s depiction of the Jewish faith in Regency England has become better known (See...
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Catholic/Protestant Marriages During the Regency + the Release of “The Earl...
Catholic/ Protestant Weddings During the Regency Era On 25 March 1754, the Hardwicke Act went into effect in England. It was designed to prevent Clandestine Weddings (Read More on Clandestine Weddings...
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