Many devotees of the work of Georgette Heyer may have first encountered the word "cicisbeo" in the pages of one of her novels. But how, precisely, did these gentlemen fit into the life of the lady they regularly escorted? In the article she shares with us today, author of Notorious Match, Angelyn Schmid, explains the…
A cross-post from The Regency Redingote: One of my favorite signs of Spring is the arrival in my email box of the Dandy Chargers annual schedule of appearances. For those of you who may not know, the Dandy Chargers are a group of gentlemen, and ladies, in Britain, who are aficionados of that particularly Regency…
Today you can find Berry Bros. & Rudd wine merchants at No. 3 St. James Street in London—just as you could during the Regency period from 1811 to 1820, though the name over the door then was “George Berry.” This historic establishment has been in business since 1698 at the same location. The current…
How We Got to Where We Are Today. Modern Historical Romance Over the Last Several Decades. Or, A Recommended Reading List for the Uninitiated from Regan’s Romance Reviews
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.
A cross-post from The Regency Redingote: I first learned of the existence of that small lady’s handbag, the reticule, from the novels of Georgette Heyer. Later, as a museum curator, I had the opportunity to see a number of actual Regency-era reticules, both in person and in museum photographs. As I continued to research these…
Alicia Rasley is The Beau Monde’s Featured Author. She writes Regency Escapades: Rakish heroes, reckless heroines, and elegant stories.
A cross-post from The Regency Redingote: We seek him here, We seek him there, Those Frenchies seek him everywhere. Is he in heaven? — Is he in hell? That demmed, elusive Pimpernel. Recited by Sir Percy Blakeney in Chapter 12 of The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy The stories of The Scarlet Pimpernel take…
One of our recently featured authors, Cheryl Bolen, has graciously given us permission to publish some of her articles here at the Beau Monde. We begin with an article she wrote in which she explains how she got started writing Regencies. She also provides a clear and concise explanation of the difference between traditional Regencies…
The UK Telegraph’s Travel section gives this wonderful suggestion for a Regency walk through parts of London. Regency London: Let a romantic novelist be your guide – Sue Attwood goes in search of Regency London and finds much of it still just as described in Georgette Heyer’s historical novels.