Monthly Archives: October 2013

Just for Halloween: the Witchcraft Acts in Great Britain

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

In England, Ireland, Wales, and Scotland, there have been a series of acts to prevent the practice of witchcraft. The first of those was Henry VIII’s Witchcraft Act of 1542. It was the first to define the practice of witchcraft … Continue reading →

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Just for Halloween: Zombies: Monsters of the People!

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Have we not all at one time or another felt like a zombie? We work ourselves into a mindless blob of humanity. My last blog was on vampires, so I thought I would give equal to zombies. It is true … Continue reading →

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Just for Halloween: Vampires: Immortal Prisoners

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

I recently wrote a vampire version of Pride and Prejudice. As my book was set in Regency England (1800-1820), even the legend of Dracula could not serve as a basis because Bram Stoker’s classic came out in 1897. Therefore, it … Continue reading →

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Regency Celebrity: William John Napier, 9th Lord Napier, Royal Navy Officer

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

William John Napier, 9th Lord Napier (Chinese: 律勞卑; 1786 – 11 October 1834) was a Royal Navy officer, politician and diplomat. Early Life He was the son of Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier (1758–1823) and the father of Francis Napier, … Continue reading →

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Regency Celebrity: Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Fremantle, Naval Strategist

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle GCB GCH RN (20 November 1765 – 19 December 1819) was a British naval officer in the Royal Navy whose list of accolades includes action in three separate fleet actions, a close personal friendship with … Continue reading →

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During the Reign of George IV: The Shrigley Abduction, a Well-Developed Scheme to Marry an Heiress

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The Shrigley abduction was an 1826 British case of a forced marriage by Edward Gibbon Wakefield to the 15-year-old heiress Ellen Turner of Pott Shrigley. The couple were married in Gretna Green, Scotland, and travelled to Calais before Turner’s father … Continue reading →

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Regency Structures: The Burlington Arcade

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The Burlington Arcade is a covered shopping arcade in London that runs behind Bond Street from Piccadilly through to Burlington Gardens. It is one of the precursors of the mid-19th-century European shopping gallery and the modern shopping centre. The Burlington … Continue reading →

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Regency Celebrity: Rev William Buckland, Palaeonthologist and Author of First Full Account of a Fossil Dinosaur

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Yesterday, we learned something of the Red Lady of Pavilian. Today, I thought we should have a look at the Red Lady’s discoverer. The Very Rev. Dr William Buckland DD FRS (12 March 1784 – 14 August 1856) was an … Continue reading →

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During the Reign of George IV: The Red Lady of Paviland 1823, The World’s First Human Fossil Found

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The Red Lady of Paviland is a fairly complete Upper Paleolithic-era human male skeleton dyed in red ochre. Discovered in 1823 it is the first human fossil to have been found anywhere in the world, and at 33,000 years old … Continue reading →

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Regency Economic Disaster: The Great Stock Exchange Fraud of 1814

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The Great Stock Exchange Fraud of 1814 was a hoax or fraud centered on false information about the then-ongoing Napoleonic Wars, affecting the London Stock Exchange in 1814. The du Bourg Hoax On the morning of Monday, 21 February 1814, … Continue reading →

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