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The articles posted here are dedicated to the memory of Georgette Heyer in gratitude for the many hours of enjoyment her books have given me. She was an artist with words whose meticulously researched novels never fail to transport me to the Georgian or Regency eras.
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1818: The Year In Review
By the time the year 1818 came to an end, the king’s wife of more than half a century had passed away, and the Crown had sold off a Royal Forest. The old Parliament had been dissolved and elections held … Continue reading
Of Corpse Roads and Corpse Lights
With the approach of Halloween, it seems a most propitious time to discuss an ancient set of British superstitions which relate to apparitions and phantoms associated with death and the dead. Corpse lights were most often seen along corpse roads, … Continue reading
Of Tapping the Admiral And Sucking the Monkey
Both of these slang phrases had naval origins, and, perhaps not surprisingly, both were Regency slang for the illicit enjoyment of spiritous beverages, both at sea and on shore. To be more specific, the enjoyment of spiritous beverages which were … Continue reading
Regency Bicentennial: First Successful Blood Transfusion Using Human Blood
Two hundred years ago, this coming Tuesday, a doctor in London performed the first successful blood transfusion, using human blood. Strange as it may seem, for centuries before, many physicians felt blood was blood and a number of blood transfusions … Continue reading
Birthdays vs. Name Days During the Regency
Two hundred years ago, today, the Prince Regent drove out from Kew Palace to Richmond Hill. It was two days before his birthday, but more than three months since his name day. Though his name day was particularly important to … Continue reading
Regency Bicentennial: The Stothards and the Bayeux Tapestry
Two hundred years ago, this week, Charles Stothard was making plans for his third trip to France, at the direction of the Council of the Society of Antiquaries. He would travel to the French town of Bayeux in order to … Continue reading
Regency Bicentennial: The Earliest Easter
This coming Thursday marks the two hundredth anniversary of the earliest possible date for Easter Sunday in the Western Christian calendar in half a millenia. Easter will not fall that early in the year again for more than two hundred … Continue reading
Regency Bicentennial: Venus Occults Jupiter
This very rare astronomical event occurred two hundred years ago, this week. However, the fact is, during the Regency, this event was "occult" in more ways than one. Very few of our Regency ancestors would have seen it, those that … Continue reading
1817: The Year in Review
The year 1817 saw a multitude of changes in the world of our Regency ancestors. Sadly, two of the most notable women of the era passed away. That same year saw the appearance of a strange woman who took in … Continue reading
Napoleonic Prisoner of War Crafts
Before you reject the prospect out of hand, Dear Regency Authors, you might find that one of these unique objects could make an interesting prop for an upcoming tale of romance. Many prisoners of war held in England from the … Continue reading
Coppicing and Pollarding
Coppicing and pollarding are essentially two different methods of pruning trees and large shrubs, both of which have been practiced across Europe for millenia. And both were practiced regularly in Regency Britain, though for slightly different purposes. Most people who … Continue reading
Regency Bicentennial: 20th Anniversary of the Fishguard Invasion
Two hundred years ago this week, at least some of the residents of the tiny village of Fishguard in Wales, certainly the women, were preparing to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of what had been (and still is) the last attempt … Continue reading
1816: The Year in Review
The year 1816 was the first full year of the Regency period in which the people of British Isles were able to enjoy peace. There were no ongoing conflicts in Europe, with Napoleon Bonaparte in his final exile on the … Continue reading
Regency Bicentennial: Invention of the Stethoscope
Two hundred years ago, it was a French doctor who developed the first version of this now essential medical device, in part to preserve the utmost decorum during his examination of his female patients. It is rather remarkable that his … Continue reading
Glass Witch Balls
These hand-blown glass balls were used in many places across Britain for at least three hundred years before the Regency began. They were still being made and used in Britain during the Regency. Their purpose and intended use varied with … Continue reading
The Lighthouse Girls: An Army of Two
"Once upon a time, two young women saved their town from an attack by the British Navy." Sounds like the first line of a fairy tale, doesn’t it? But in fact, this event actually took place, and during the … Continue reading
How Prevailing Winds Made Mayfair
During the Regency, the Mayfair area was the most exclusive and fashionable residential district in the city of London. The majority of the wealthiest and most socially prominent members of society had town homes in that area. In addition, some … Continue reading
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