News of the Weird, Regency Edition by Allison Lane
Many modern newspapers carry a column titled News of the Weird. But weird behavior is not just a modern phenomenon. Below are some of my favorite Regency oddities:
Travel
Articles about travel during the Regency
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Regency Glossary by Donna Hatch – Carriages ( Part 2)
Regency Glossary by Donna Hatch ( Part 2) Carriages. People in Regency England depended upon either horseback or carriage to get around.
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Of Jehus and Jarvies
A cross-post from The Regency Redingote: Readers of Regency romance novels are familiar with the ubiquitous figures of the jarvey and the Jehu on the box of one kind of vehicle or another. These two words are commonly used in modern writing interchangeably, as though they were synonymous. Yet, my reading of various Regency documents…
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Amusements | Places | Travel
Traveling to the UK – What to Know Before You Go by Jo Ann Ferguson
Traveling to the UK – What to Know Before You Go by Jo Ann Ferguson. It’s that time of year to think about a vacation/research trip to the UK. Okay, any time of year is good, but many trips to the UK are in the late spring, summer, or early fall.
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Top Ten Places to See the Sea in the UK
Top Ten Places to See the Sea in the UK by Jo Ann Ferguson The sea has had such an impact on British history. It has protected the country so well that the saying goes that the last successful invasion of England was in 1066 (though there have been a lot of unsuccessful ones, which…
