Class Description
This course will look at major world events in the extended regency period, and the ways in which those events affected people in Regency England, and the greater British Empire.
It will be in four basic sections:
- Events in England
- Events in the British Empire worldwide outside England itself
- Events in the ‘rest of the world’
- The impact of those events, both short and long term.
And will finish with some discussion about how all of that might be reflected in your stories, and ways that it might challenge your ideas.
About the Instructor
Kim, who writes regency as Arietta Richmond, is currently working on her sixty-fourth regency story, with many more planned for the future. And all of those books have, inevitably, required research… and organization. That research has led her down many rabbit holes, and she has discovered that she enjoys the research almost as much as the writing. Many of her books feature plot elements centered around events at the time, including new scientific discoveries, and things which changed the way that life worked.
And because she tends to write in series–usually long series–she rapidly realized that she needed a process for managing all of that information–be it research results, or the names of people and places mentioned in earlier parts of the series, or elements of her characters’ world which needed to be consistent from book to book.
There is nothing more frustrating than having to go back and read every word of the previous three books in your series, to find the one line where you referenced something, to be sure that this book doesn’t contradict it…So she designed a process which makes it easy to keep track and which has since saved her many, many hours of annoyance.
She loves creating courses (like this one) which capture some of her research into useful bundles for others to use (it’s an excuse to do more research, too…), and can be prone to providing an excessive amount of information. Learn more at www.ariettarichmond.com
Class Delivery
Class Format
4-WEEK COURSE
Written Lectures: most of it will be PDF documents
Video Lectures: at least one Zoom call.
Other Videos: none planned
Pictures: images in the lesson material
Audio Files: none
Writing Exercises: none – although the instructor will give you some things to think about.
Class Fees
$40 for RFW members
$55 for non-members
Registration ends September 11, 2026!
Scholarships are available for members



