Category Archives: Act of Parliament

More Questions (and Hopefully Less Confusion) on Women and Inheritance During the Georgian Era

Posted on July 25, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

Question #1: Is it correct that the husband can serve as the peeress’s proxy in the House of Lords? I did discover some other interesting facts. There have been duchesses in their own right, and the husband can vote for … Continue reading →

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Use of “Marquess” vs. “Marquis” and My Newest Story, “Never Contradict a Lady” + the Release of “Regency Summer Melodies” + a Giveaway

Posted on June 30, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

In Great Britain and historically in Ireland, a marquess ranks below a duke and above an earl. A woman with the rank of wife to a marquess is a marchioness. The dignity, rank, or position of the title is a marquisate or marquessate. In France, … Continue reading →

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Proving Oneself the New Peer

Posted on April 14, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

I had a recent question from a reader/writer about how after the death of the current peer was one made the new peer. Was it immediate? Is there a process or some sort of hearing. What must he prove to … Continue reading →

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What the Heck Is “Abeyance” When Speaking of the English Aristocracy?

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

I am back again to ramble on about another issue of inheritance, this one has to do with “abeyance.” Abeyance (from the Old French abeance meaning “gaping”) is a state of expectancy in respect of property, titles or office, when the right to them is … Continue reading →

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Did Heirs to a Title Ever Enter the Commons Before Succeeding? Answering a Reader’s Questions…

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

I am again attempting to answer a variety of questions from a reader on peerages. So, here goes… Question: I have a question about politics circa 1812. I am constructing my character development fir a story line, and my hero … Continue reading →

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Procedure for a Man to Claim a Peerage

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

This seems to be the month when authors and readers send me questions of “procedures” for those living in Georgian/Regency England. PROCEDURE ON CLAIMS Most claims are going to be straight forward and having the claim settled will only take … Continue reading →

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How Did Those Living in the Regency Era Go About Paying Their Bills?

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

Question from a Follower: How would a widowed duchess go about paying her bills? Most of the rich kept a good supply of cash on hand in a safe. They paid the servants and others in cash on a regular basis. … Continue reading →

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This and That About Parliamentary Elections in the Regency Era

Posted on February 26, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

Looking at the House of Lords Journals in the first decade of the 1800s, the members often sat all week, including Saturdays. From some of their Minutes, I gather they began in the morning. One entry included the note that … Continue reading →

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Pounds, Shillings, Pence, and Guineas: Understanding British Currency Used in the 19th Century

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

Okay, I admit it. When it comes to understanding the British system of currency in the books I read, even I am sometimes confused. So, I set out to learn more of the currency.  The common currency was created in … Continue reading →

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Corruption of the Blood or Committing a Felony During the Regency Era

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

In English law, an attainer was the extinction of one’s civil rights and political rights due to the sentence death from outlawry after a conviction of treason or felony. “The most important consequences of attainder were forfeiture and corruption of … Continue reading →

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