Monthly Archives: July 2022

Were Ambulances Available in the Regency Era?

Posted on July 29, 2022 by Regina Jeffers

I had a question from one of my readers recently. She had read a book set in the Regency era, and, in it, an ambulance was called for to fetch a patient to a hospital. Naturally, she wanted to know … Continue reading →

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Amending a Will During the Regency Era

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Regina Jeffers

Recently, I had a reader write to me to ask about whether a man could amend a will during the Regency period, and, if so, what all was involved. The implication was the will was amended to subvert another from … Continue reading →

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Statute of Wills, Henry VIII’s Answer to Primogeniture

Posted on July 25, 2022 by Regina Jeffers

The Statute of Wills (32 Hen. 8, c. 1 – enacted in 1540) was an English Act of Parliament, which created a mechanism for landowners to name who would inherit their landed property. A written will was required. It permitted a … Continue reading →

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The Treatment of Typhus Upon the Russian Front During the Napoleonic Campaign

Posted on July 22, 2022 by Regina Jeffers

In the year 1817, a Prussian army physician by the name of Krantz published a medical history of the treatment of typhus during the Napoleonic campaign in Russia. It was entitled: Bemerkungen ueber den Gang der Krankheiten welche in der … Continue reading →

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Did An Officer’s Wife Receive a Pension if Her Husband Died in the Napoleonic Wars?

Posted on July 20, 2022 by Regina Jeffers

 Did an officer’s wives receive  any kind of pension or a refund for her husband’s purchased rank if the man was killed in battle?  First, permit me to explain, regiments were formed “whole cloth” in some regions, or whole battalions … Continue reading →

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Purchasing Commissions During the Napoleonic Wars

Posted on July 18, 2022 by Regina Jeffers

We often read of a young gentleman purchasing a commission in either the militia or the regulars during the Regency era, but did conditions exist when a commission could not be secured? The answer is “Yes,” but there were rules … Continue reading →

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“Commissions” for an Officer Engineer or Artilleryman in the Regency Era

Posted on July 15, 2022 by Regina Jeffers

I recently had another writer send me a message to ask about the process for a man of the gentry or the aristocracy to purchase a commission as an officer engineer or artilleryman. First, permit me to say I am … Continue reading →

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The East India Company, the World’s Most Powerful Cooperation, a Guest Post from Eliza Shearer

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Regina Jeffers

This post first appeared on the Austen Authors’ blog on November 12, 2019. Enjoy! “Do you understand muslins, sir?” “Particularly well; I always buy my own cravats, and am allowed to be an excellent judge; and my sister has often … Continue reading →

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Jane Austen and the East India Company – a Guest Post from Elaine Owen

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Regina Jeffers

This post originally appeared on Austen Authors on June 21, 2019. Enjoy!  If you missed it, you can read part one HERE.  In 1752 a young English woman traveled from the land of her birth to the continent of India … Continue reading →

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John Adams, American Founding Father and the “Atlas of Independence”

Posted on July 4, 2022 by Regina Jeffers

Born in Braintree (present-day Quincy), Massachusetts, on October 30, 1735, John Adams was the oldest of John and Susanna Boylston Adams’ three sons. The elder Adams was a farmer and shoemaker who also served as a Congregationalist deacon and an official … Continue reading →

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