Clik here to view.
During the Reign of George IV: The Metropolitan Police Act of 1829
In my current WIP (Work in Progress), I have spent countless hours in studying the working of the law in 1816 London. The difficulty is there was no Metropolitan Police Force to handle the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
King of Clubs, Whig Conversation Club of the Early Regency Period
The King of Clubs was a famous Whig conversation club, founded in 1798. In contrast to its mainly Tory forerunner The Club (established by Samuel Johnson, Edmund Burke and Sir Joshua Reynolds), it was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
During the Reign of George IV: The Red Barn Murders
The scene of the murder, the Red Barn, so called because of its half red clay-tiled roof, which can be seen to the left of the main door in this sketch. The rest of the roof was thatched. The Red Barn...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Guest Post: Even Royalty Loves Good Literature by Laura Purcell
Today I am happy to bring you a guest post from the fabulous Laura Purcell, who is in the midst of a blog tour for the release of The Queen of Bedlam, a book about Queen Charlotte of the United...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The “French” Influence on the Regency Period
With George III’s first bit of madness in 1788 to the death of George IV in 1830, the world experienced the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars, the Congress of Vienna, and the Age of Reform....
View ArticleClik here to view.
England Thrives Under George III
England Changes Under George III’s Reign George III In 1762, the year George III and his wife Queen Charlotte gave the English people the first heir born to a ruling monarch since the “Old Pretender,”...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Henry ‘Orator’ Hunt, British Radical of the Industrial Age
Henry “Orator” Hunt (6 November 1773–15 February 1835) was a British radical speaker and agitator, who advocated parliamentary reform and the repeal of the Corn Laws. Because of his rousing speeches...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Maria Fagniani, Marchioness of Hertford and Regency Era Eccentric
MiniatureMaria Fagnani, 3rd Marchioness of HertfordRichard Cosway (1742 – 1821)England1791Painted on ivoryImage size: 7.6 x 6.3 cmSignature: ‘R.d. Cosway / R.A. / Primarius Pictor /Serenissimi Walliae...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Concept of a “Marriage of Convenience” as a Plot Line in Jane Austen’s...
What hope was there for the dowerless daughters of the middle class during Jane Austen’s lifetime? Such is a topic Austen explored repeatedly in her novels. Elizabeth and Jane Bennet sought men of a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Working Man’s Cottage in Late Regency/Early Victorian Eras
Birmingham back-to-backs, now preserved, showing the shop fronts and the entrance to the courtyard The Working Man’s Cottage During the Regency First paperback edition, featuring a detail from a 19th...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Love With an Improper Stranger
Love With an Improper Stranger Originally posted on My Jane Austen Book Club on November 9, 2011 Love with an Improper Stranger by Regina Jeffers George IV In the spring of 1812, George IV’s attempted...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Comic Play: Black-Eyed Susan; or, All in the Downs
Black-Eyed Susan on the bill of the Theatre Royal, Jersey, in December 1829 Black-Eyed Susan; or, All in the Downs is a comic play in three acts by Douglas Jerrold. The story concerns a sailor,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Douglas Jerrold, Playwright and Midshipman Serving Under Jane Austen’s...
Douglas William Jerrold (London 3 January 1803 – 8 June 1857 London) was an English dramatist and writer. Biography Jerrold’s father, Samuel Jerrold, was an actor and lessee of the little theatre of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
George William Finch-Hatton, 10th Earl of Winchilsea, Advocate for Protestant...
Creation date (Winchilsea) 1628(Nottingham) (1681)Created by Charles I (Winchilsea)Charles II (Nottingham)First holder: Elizabeth Finch, 1st Countess of WinchilseaPresent holder: Daniel Finch-Hatton,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jane Austen’s Publishing Options, or Being a Female Writer in the Regency Era
Publishing Options for Women During Jane Austen’s Lifetime Novels during the early Regency were geared toward the female reader; therefore, the door opened, if only a crack for the female writer to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Featuring Jews in King George’s England in my Realm Romance, A Touch of Love
Over the years, the “backlash” regarding Georgette Heyer’s depiction of the Jewish has become better known (See...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Death of Princess Charlotte, Signaling the End of the Hanoverian Line of...
Signaling the End of the Hanoverian Line: The Death of Princess Charlotte [Image: Engraving of Princess Caroline from La Belle Assemblée (1806)] Much to the surprise and relief of George III’s England,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Succession That Led to the Victorian Era
The Encyclopedia Britannica defines the Salic Law of Succession as “the rule by which, in certain sovereign dynasties, persons descended from a previous sovereign only through a woman were excluded...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View Article