There have always been and always will be dandies – men who follow fashion and take an active interest in how they present themselves to the world. However, the Regency produced one of the most influential and famous dandies of all time, George Bryan “Beau” Brummell.
We recently reported that Napoleon was exiled to Saint Helena in August 1815 and that Queen Caroline, the princess whose husband banned her from his coronation, died in August 1821. Here are some other notable events: August 12, 1822, Lord Castlereagh, British Foreign Secretary, who was Foreign Secretary during the defeat of Napoleon, committed suicide….
QG: When did you first get hooked (and what hooked you) on the Regency era? The first Regency romance I ever read was Friday’s Child by Georgette Heyer. Her dialogue was nothing like anything I’d ever read before. It was funny and just so outlandish I sat and giggled my way through the book. I…
In my last post, I described the miserable marriage of the Prince Regent and Caroline of Brunswick. After years of restrictions and neglect, Caroline left England to go abroad, where scandal dogged her footsteps. Following the deaths of her daughter and grandson in 1817, and the imminent succession to the throne of her estranged husband…
August can be an unlucky month for European royalty, and that was especially true during the Regency. Napoleon was exiled to St. Helena in August of 1815. And in August of 1821, Caroline of Brunswick, the Princess of Wales, died a lonely death in London just three weeks after her estranged husband, the former Prince…
The Prince Regent: “Gent. No Gent & Regent!! Pubd by T. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside, July 5, 1816.”
On the 1st of each month, Regency Fiction Writers publishes our FREE online newsletter, The Regency Reader, to anyone interested in Regency Fiction (1780-1840). The publication features author interviews, tidbits about the Regency era, and a listing of new titles from members and non-members. Members’ releases also appear here on the blog. Submit your September…
Ahoy, mateys! Mark your calendars for our August Monthly Tea on Thursday, August 17 at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. This month’s topic is “Pirates and Piracy in the Regency” presented by Sarah Craze. Monthly teas are free to RFW members, but you must be a member to attend. For more details about this online…
The effects of the Mt. Tambora eruption in 1815 weren’t felt in Europe and North America until 1816 and lasted for a number of years. At the time, no one understood that the change in weather patterns was due to a volcanic eruption in the Dutch East Indies, almost 10,000 miles away. It wasn’t…
Who doesn’t love warm summer weather? Summer is the perfect time for walking barefoot in the grass, outdoor picnics and going to the beach. But in some place in the U.S. and around the world this summer, wildfires are raging and heat records are shattering. Climate change, due to the “greenhouse effect” caused by burning…