A cross-post from The Regency Redingote: The English wake during the Regency had nothing to do with the ceremony which many people in westernized nations today observe in honor and memory of someone recently departed. In fact, wakes in England by the early nineteenth century were considered by many such profane and unruly events that…
Horse racing can be an exciting aspect of a Regency romance novel. In today’s article, Cheryl Bolen gives us a brief overview of the origins of the sport and some historical details about some of the most prominent racing venues in England.
Railways in the Regency era? Linda Banche explains how Regency Railways did exist. We think of the railroad as a Victorian invention, but railroads as we know them today got their start during the Regency.
Elena Greene is today’s Featured Beau Monde Author. Elena grew up reading her mother’s Georgette Heyer novels, but it wasn’t until she went on an international assignment to the United Kingdom that she was inspired to start writing her own.
Laughing Gas at Landsdowne House by Angelyn Schmid. Sir Humphry Davy (1778 – 1829) was a pioneer in chemistry, having discovered important earth elements and inventing the Davy lamp used by miners to detect dangerous gases.
Grace Kone (Blair Bancroft) is today’s Featured Beau Monde Author. I began writing (as Blair Bancroft) later than most because my mother was the successful author of children’s books, and it never occurred to me we could have two writers in the same family.
Today’s Featured Beau Monde Author is Deb Marlowe. Deb Marlowe adores history, England and Men in Boots.
In our Regency Promenade today, Nancy Mayer looks at the lives of The Brothers Scott. William who became Lord Stowell, and John who became Lord Eldon.
ASSEMBLY ROOM – Round-up of Regency and historical posts – March 2012
Anna Small is today’s Featured Beau Monde Author. Anna is a PRO member of Romance Writers of America and according to her, it seems like she’s been writing romance forever!