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What It Meant to be a Maid in the Regency Era
By Jessie Lewis, co-author of The Maid: Rags to Richmonds In the first book of the Rags to Richmonds series, we meet Adelaide Richmond,...
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Sep 10, 20247 min read
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Diving Deep On Boat-Houses
England's estates are dotted with ponds and lakes and boat-houses, perfect for sport and for secret rendezvous.
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Aug 26, 20245 min read
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Regency Influencers, Hot Colors
By Jan Ashton, contributing author to Affections & Wishes “However, I did not hear above one word in ten, for I was thinking, you may...
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Jul 10, 20246 min read
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Headline News, Regency Style
By Julie Cooper, author of The Bachelor Mr Darcy Newspapers proliferated during the Regency—and this despite the so called ‘Taxes on...
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Jun 5, 20246 min read
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Guardians of the Regency
By Lucy Marin, author of His Family Objects The question of what to do with underaged children—or those otherwise incapable of caring for...
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May 22, 20246 min read
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Hero or Villain? The Conundrum of a Man in Uniform
By L. M. Romano, co-author of Without Vanity Or Pride “…he was happy to say [he] had accepted a commission in their corps. This was...
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May 16, 20248 min read
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The Lure of the Sea
by Susan Adriani, author of Where The Waters Agree “A little sea bathing would set me up forever.” —Mrs Bennet, Pride and Prejudice When...
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Apr 24, 20245 min read
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Jewels of the Regency: Pigot’s Diamond
By Julie Cooper, author of Mr Darcy’s Abducted Bride During the Regency era, jewellery was created for the stone, not the other way...
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Apr 11, 20246 min read
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Appreciating Art in the Regency Era
By Jessie Lewis, author of The Cad, The Couch, and The Cut Direct The early nineteenth century marked a seismic shift in cultural...
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Mar 20, 20247 min read
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The Evolution Of British Cuisine
By Lucy Marin, author of A Pinch of Salt In 1807, poet Robert Southy wrote that “All parts of the world are ransacked for an Englishman’s...
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Mar 6, 20247 min read
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Drizzling In The Drawing Room
by J. Marie Croft, author of A Golden Opportunity For most women of the Georgian era, working with needle and thread was an essential...
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Feb 21, 20245 min read
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The Winds of Social Change
By Michelle Ray, author of By Duty Bound The London of Elizabeth Bennet’s era would have been an exciting and lovely place to live for...
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Feb 7, 20244 min read
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Wedding Bell Blues (And Bigamy)
By Jan Ashton, author of A More Agreeable Man “He is as fine a fellow,” said Mr Bennet, as soon as they were out of the house, "as ever...
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Dec 13, 20236 min read
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Famous Wagers And Gambles
By Amy D'Orazio, author of Wits & Wagers In November 2022, the biggest gambling payout in sports history was made to a Houston...
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Nov 29, 20234 min read
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Grosvenor Street: Life in Austen’s Mayfair
By Ali Scott, author of A Wound Deeper Than Pride One of the most exciting challenges when writing historical fiction is imagining life...
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Nov 8, 20236 min read
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Virtue and Reputation
By Mary Smythe, author of A Case of Some Urgency “Unhappy as the event must be for Lydia, we may draw from it this useful lesson; that...
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Oct 25, 20234 min read
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What Is A Mother To Do?
By Lucy Marin, author of Mrs Bennet Makes A Match In Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen introduces us to Mrs Bennet by saying that, “[t]he...
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Oct 4, 20237 min read
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What's The Point? A Review Of “A Brief Display of the Origin and History of Ordeals”
By Julie Cooper, author of The Seven Sins of Fitzwilliam Darcy My latest novel begins with an enraged Mr Bennet challenging Mr Darcy to a...
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Sep 20, 20236 min read
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“This Foul and Hellish Fraud”: Shipbuilding and Scandal During the Napoleonic Wars
By Frances Reynolds, author of The Wallflower In the prologue of The Wallflower, the sinking of a Royal Navy ship on its maiden voyage...
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Aug 23, 20234 min read
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Tourism In Seaside Towns
By Lucy Marin, author of A Matter of Prudence The intermediate month was the one fixed on, as far as they dared, by Emma and Mr...
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Aug 9, 20237 min read
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