The Prince’s Sad Path to Regency
The Prince Regent: “Gent. No Gent & Regent!! Pubd by T. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside, July 5, 1816.”
Regency Era
Articles about the Regency era
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Members’ Regency Fiction Releases For August 2023
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…
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August Monthly Tea
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…
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Effects of the Year Without a Summer
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…
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What Caused the ‘Year Without A Summer’?
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…
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Members’ Regency Fiction Releases For July 2023
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 August…
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A Monument to Napoleon’s “Triumphant” Return to France
This 1815 cartoon by George Cruikshank is a contemporary view of how Napoleon’s escape from his exile to Elba to France was regarded by the British. It satirically suggests that a “triumphal pillar” be erected to mark the spot where Napoleon landed on French soil on March 3, 1815. The pillar features a bloody skeleton,…
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Napoleon’s Last Home
In my earlier post this week I described Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo and how it led him to St. Helena. After trying to evade the British forces and make his way to United States, Napoleon had to accept his punishment, which included a final sea voyage to his last place of exile. The trip down…
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Napoleon’s Reluctant Summer Cruise
This summer the cruise ship industry is getting back on its feet after being shut down by the pandemic for 15 months. According to the Cruise Lines international Association, 31.5 million passengers are expected to board a cruise ship in 2023, surpassing 2019 pre-pandemic numbers. For many, a summer cruise means a fun vacation,…
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Beau Brummell and the Snub that Backfired
This month marks the anniversary of one of the most famous snubs in history, or at least in Regency history. For it was in July of 1813 that Beau Brummell snubbed the Prince Regent at London’s Argyle rooms. And that snub, for whatever momentary satisfaction it may have given Brummell, marked the beginning of the…
