Author Archives: Regina Jeffers

Unknown's avatar

About Regina Jeffers

Regina Jeffers is the award-winning author of Austenesque, Regency and historical romantic suspense.

The Second Shepherds’ Play, England’s “First Comedy”

Posted on July 7, 2021 by Regina Jeffers

  The Wakefield mystery play cycle included The Second Shepherd’s Play. The author is unknown, but the play is commonly attributed to the Wakefield Master. This play dates from the latter half of the 15th Century. It is written in Middle … Continue reading →

Posted in British history, drama, medieval | Tagged , , | Comments Off on The Second Shepherds’ Play, England’s “First Comedy”

Pulvis Lodge, I Presume? a Guest Post from Jann Rowland

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Regina Jeffers

This post initially appeared on the Austen Authors’ blog on 26 May 2021. Enjoy! “Haye Park might do,” said she, “if the Gouldings could quit it—or the great house at Stoke, if the drawing-room were larger; but Ashworth is too … Continue reading →

Posted in Austen Authors, Georgian Era, Guest Post, Living in the Regency, Pride and Prejudice, Regency era, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Pulvis Lodge, I Presume? a Guest Post from Jann Rowland

Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex’s Two Illegal Marriages

Posted on July 2, 2021 by Regina Jeffers

Prince Augustus Frederick was the sixth son and ninth child of King George III and Queen Charlotte. He was born at Buckingham House on 27 January 1773. He was initially tutored at home. However, in 1785, along with his brothers, … Continue reading →

Posted in British history, Church of England, Georgian England, Georgian Era, Great Britain, history, Living in the Regency, Living in the UK, marriage | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Introducing “The Jewel Thief and the Earl” + a Giveaway

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Regina Jeffers

Tomorrow our latest summer anthology, Regency Mid-Summer Mischief, goes on preorder for $0.99. It will release on 20July 2021. In this anthology, all the stories have relatives/family members or friends up to some sort of hijinks and being extremely interfering: … Continue reading →

Posted in anthology, book excerpts, book release, British history, Dreamstone Publishing, eBooks, excerpt, family, Georgian England, Georgian Era, giveaway, heroines, historical fiction, Living in the Regency, publishing, Regency era, Regency romance | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

The Importance of Brothers in Jane Austen’s Novels

Posted on June 28, 2021 by Regina Jeffers

In James Fordyce’s Sermons to Young Women (1766), Fordyce says, “The world, I know not how, overlooks in our sex a thousand irregularities, which it never forgives in yours; so that the honour and peace of a family are, in … Continue reading →

Posted in Austen Authors, book excerpts, Georgian England, Georgian Era, Jane Austen, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, publishing, reading, research, Sense & Sensibility, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on The Importance of Brothers in Jane Austen’s Novels

Gwenllian, Last Princess of Wales

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Regina Jeffers

Gwenllian of Wales or Gwenllian ferch Llywelyn (June 1282 – 7 June 1337) was the only child of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the last native Prince of Wales (Tywysog Cymru). Born in the Gwynedd royal home in Abergwyngregyn near Bangor, Gwynedd, Gwellian’s mother died in … Continue reading →

Posted in British history, real life tales, research, Wales | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Gwenllian, Last Princess of Wales

Saint Gilbert of Sempringham in Lincolnshire

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Regina Jeffers

As one of my new stories is set in Lincolnshire, England, I have been researching “bits of history” from the shire. Today, I bring you Saint Gilbert. At Sempringham, a bit north of Bourne, we find the Gilbertine Order, the … Continue reading →

Posted in British history, real life tales, religion | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Saint Gilbert of Sempringham in Lincolnshire

Interview with Mirta Ines Trupp and News of the Release of “Celestial Persuasion”

Posted on June 18, 2021 by Regina Jeffers

Mirta Ines Trupp is a member of the Austen Authors group I admin, along with Sharon Lathan. Her Austen tales come from a totally different perspective from the majority of that group, for Ms. Trupp adds her Jewish roots to … Continue reading →

Posted in Austen Authors, blog hop, book excerpts, book release, books, British history, eBooks, Georgian England, Georgian Era, Guest Post, historical fiction, Jane Austen, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, publishing, real life tales, Regency era, Regency romance, research, Vagary, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

A Precious Piece of English Architecture: Lincoln Cathedral

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Regina Jeffers

The Lincoln Cathedral is the third largest English cathedral and one the prime examples of Gothic architecture. It is a sight that can easily steal away one’s breath. Its long nave crowns the hilltop 200 feet above the River Witham, … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, British history, buildings and structures, gothic and paranormal, history, medieval, real life tales, religion, research | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Milton Abbas, the First Planned Village in England

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Regina Jeffers

Dating back to 1773, Milton Abbas is a village in Dorset, eight miles south of Blandford and eleven miles northeast of Dorchester. Under the instructions of Lord Milton, the town of Middleton was, literally, moved elsewhere.  Middleton was originally within … Continue reading →

Posted in British history, buildings and structures, Georgian England, Georgian Era, research, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Milton Abbas, the First Planned Village in England