Beyond Mad George and Prinny: The Royal Family during the Regency
WITH Emily E K MurdochRegistration ends December 11, 2025!
Class Description
We’ve all heard of Prinny, and we have a vague idea of Queen Charlotte and King George from Bridgerton. But what about the rest of the royal family? How can we gain a good understanding of this loud, wild, rambunctious family and use them in our historical novels?
By taking this class.
If you want to:
- Learn about the complicated royal family across the Regency era
- Find historical ways to bring these characters naturally in your stories
- Explore how to push the boundaires of historical fact and supposition/creation
- Get your hands on the bibliography that a USAT author uses with every book
- Get your highnesses sorted from your majesties from your graces
- Practice writing scenes and get feedback
…this is the course for you.
Sign up now to this course which will include templates, homeworks, and challenges for you to learn more about the Regency royal family and all their unexpected stories. This course is designed to be as accessible and intersectional as possible.
She will take you through:
- Lesson 1: Back to basics: the family tree and why it matters
- Lesson 2: Deep diving the three types of Regency royal
- Lesson 3: Writing in the gaps: creating fiction for factual characters
- Lesson 4: Writing Regency royals into your stories
- Lesson 5: Common mistakes when writing about Regency royals – and how to solve them
BONUS: live Q&A with Emily (questions can be submitted in advance, and the recording will be made available for those unable to attend live).
BONUS: students will gain a 25% coupon at the end of the course for those who want to take Emily’s full, ‘You Can Write More Words’, video based course.
About the Instructor
A full-time career novelist, Emily is a USAToday® Bestselling Author with almost 100 books published. She has spoken at the Historical Novel Society Conference 2021 and the Writing Gals Conference October 2022. A triple RONE Award runner up, she has worked for a number of historical organizations, including the National Trust here in England, and has a passion for history and storytelling. In her past life she was the Chief Brand Officer of a healthtech company, but found writing success early and ‘retired’ at thirty. When not writing, Emily is a member of the London Authors’ Club, obsessing over people who haven’t had their story told, and attempting not to buy another sword.
Visit the instructor’s website at www.emilyekmurdoch.com and https://love-writing-start-authoring.teachable.com/p/you-can-write-more-words.
Class Delivery
Class Format
2-WEEK COURSE
Written Lectures: 5 lectures, available as a downloadable PDF
Video Lectures: there will be a Q&A session at the end of the course
Other Videos: other people’s videos may be recommended, but will not be required ‘reading’
Pictures: none
Audio Files: none
Writing Exercises: 2+ with every written lecture
Class Fees
$20 for RFW members
$35 for non-members
Registration ends December 11, 2025!
Scholarships are available for members