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In my post earlier this week, I discussed the Titus haircut that was all the rage during the late 1790s-early 1800s, and how women sometimes used wigs to augment their fashionably cropped hair. So I thought it would be fun to show you a set of period caricatures of women in wigs. Of the four women,…
An experience most of us can relate to is a bad haircut. You go to the hairdresser with high hopes that are soon dashed – either the first time you look in the mirror after your cut or in the days that follow. And for me, at least, the shorter the hair cut the more…
May 5, 1821 Napoleon died at 5.49pm at Longwood on the island of St Helena. Mystery has surrounded it ever since. There are some primary sources to be found here: https://www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/close-up/a-close-up-on-napoleons-death/
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 Regency-set…
We’ve seen a glamorous, idealized version of Queen Charlotte in the first two seasons of the Bridgerton on Netflix and also in Queen Charlotte: a Bridgerton Story, the prequel now streaming. But is that how Charlotte’s contemporaries saw her, particularly through the work of irreverent artists like James Gillray and other satirists? Not so much.
Are you waiting, like me, for Season 3 of Bridgerton? If so, don’t miss the series prequel, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, now streaming on Netflix. This collaboration between Julia Quinn and Shonda Rhimes offers an in-depth look at one of Bridgerton’s most intriguing characters. However, don’t mistake this prequel for a documentary. In a…
Some thoughts George IV’s attempts to rid himself of his wife absorbed the king, the country, and the press for much of 1820 and 1821. I love the look on the face of the man on the far right holding a pitcher that says, “Trial.” Abstract: Print shows George IV, “a conning stoker,” of some…
Quizzing Glass is pleased to interview Jude Knight today. Jude was a late starter, who finally overcame her fear of failure and followed her dreams. After more than fifteen novels, a score of novellas and short story collections, three awards, and over three and half thousand positive reviews, she thinks she might be an author….
As the crowning of King Charles III nears, I can’t resist sharing this image of George IV in his full coronation glory in 1821. Prinny’s coronation robes were so ornate he needed help in his progress down the aisles of Westminster Abbey. This 1823 painting of the King George’s coronation by Edward Scriven shows the…