Category Archives: Great Britain

Rapid Growth of Industrialization in America and Britain

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

See Monday’s post on why Britain and American led the Industrial Revolution. The cultural differences among America and Britain and many other European nations led to a rapid industrial growth. One thing we saw in America (and not in the other … Continue reading →

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America’s and Great Britain’s Impact on The Industrial Revolution

Posted on January 20, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

Who would think that at the beginning of the 18th Century that either America or Great Britain would take the lead in industrializing the world? Yet, during the 1700s and 1800s, it was those two nations which sprang forward to … Continue reading →

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Drinking Champagne in the Regency Era (or NOT)

Posted on December 30, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

The drink, Champagne, received it name from the French region of Champagne and has been produced locally in France since the Gallo-Roman era. “Champenoise” vintners produced a pale, pink wine from Pinot Noir grapes. However, it was not always an … Continue reading →

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December 27, National Fruitcake Day with a Celebration of Both Truman Capote and the Fruitcake

Posted on December 27, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

Okay, I know many of you do not fruitcake, but I am in the minority. I am one of those who still, for example, makes a Christmas pudding. I begin it on Stir Up Sunday, which was 24 November this … Continue reading →

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Succession or Stipulation – Inheritance Questions from a Reader

Posted on December 11, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

QUESTION FROM A READER: I have read in some stories where a gentleman is made a peer through the death of the title holder. A will is then produced indicating that in order to keep the fortune and lands the … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Holidays During the Regency Era

Posted on December 6, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

Often, I am asked what might people of the Regency Era celebrate during the year. Now, these are some of the ones I know, though I cannot speak to the types of celebrations for all. Many were related to the … Continue reading →

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Condemned by the Church of England and the Catholic Church, Yet … Famous Suicides in the Regency Era

Posted on October 28, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

Suicide was condemned by the Church of England, as well as the Catholic church during the Regency. In the late Georgian Era, one who was named as having committed suicide was to be buried naked, at the crossroads with a … Continue reading →

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Did Edward Oxford Really Shoot Prince Albert?

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

On Monday of this week, I added a post to the blog regarding Edward Oxford, the man who was the first to make an attempt on Queen Victoria’s life. However, afterwards, I was wondering if Oxford was the one who … Continue reading →

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Life Below Stairs ~ Housing the Servants

Posted on September 27, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

It was not uncommon for an English aristocrat or a wealthy man of the gentry to own several properties: country estates and a London house in a fashionable area of London. In doing so, the owner employed a variety of … Continue reading →

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Life Below Stairs: Rising with the Sun in Victorian England, Part II

Posted on September 25, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

Recently, we had a look at breakfast chores for servants in a Victorian household. See it HERE. Today, we carry on with other duties.  About a half hour after the household staff consumed their meager meal, the family was summoned … Continue reading →

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