Category Archives: British history

Courtship During the Regency Period

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Expectations placed on young people of the aristocracy and the gentry were quite high. A young man was “expected” to make a match that would bring wealth or position to his family name. First, a gentleman was often several years … Continue reading →

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The Massacre at St. Peter’s Field

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The events at Peterloo play a pivotal point in my February release of His. Peterloo brings my heroine and hero together in the second of the two novellas, “His Irish Eve,” which make up this new anthology. On August 16, … Continue reading →

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Poison, Passion, and Politics

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The German scholar, Albertus Magnus, is generally credited with the discovery of arsenic in or about 1250. All sorts of poisons have been used since the time of the ancient Greeks and Romans. The Greeks had a fondness for water … Continue reading →

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Celebrating the Epiphany

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Epiphany (Koine Greek: ἐπιφάνεια, epiphaneia, “manifestation”, “striking appearance”) or Theophany (Ancient Greek (ἡ) Θεοφάνεια, Theophaneai meaning “vision of God”), which traditionally falls on January 6, is a Christian feast day that celebrates the revelation of God the Son as a human in the form of Jesus Christ. Western Christians commemorate … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Twelfth Night

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Defined by the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary as “the evening of the fifth of January, preceding Twelfth Day, the eve of the Epiphany, formerly the last day of the Christmas festivities,” Twelfth Night is a Christian-based holiday. However, there is currently some … Continue reading →

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British Industrial Age Personality~William Hulton: Industrial Strategist or Hard Task Master?

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

William Hulton (23 October 1787 – 5 April 1864) was an English landowner and magistrate who lived at Hulton Park, in the historic county of Lancashire, England. William Hulton was the son of William Hulton and Jane (née Brooke). He was educated at … Continue reading →

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British Industrial Age Personality~Henry “Orator” Hunt, British Radical of the Industrial Age

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Henry “Orator” Hunt (6 November 1773–15 February 1835) was a British radical speaker and agitator, who advocated parliamentary reform and the repeal of the Corn Laws. Because of his rousing speeches at mass meetings held in Spa Fields in London … Continue reading →

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John Ketch, the Infamous Executioner

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

An infamous English executioner employed by King Charles II, John Ketch was an Irish immigrant who became famous through the way he performed his duties during the tumultuous 1680s. He was mentioned in the broadsheets of the time Appointed in … Continue reading →

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Regency Era Lexicon – Now For “U” and “V”

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

union – short for a workhouse; usually built by a union of several individual parishes up – used in referring to moving toward London; used in referring to coaches (and later to trains) up – meant toward Oxford or Cambridge … Continue reading →

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Regency Era Lexicon – And Then There Was “T”

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

take orders – becoming a clergyman in the Church of England take silks – a barrister would wear a silk gown once he became the King’s Counsel (or the Queen’s Counsel) tallow – fat from oxen or sheep, which was … Continue reading →

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