Category Archives: Inheritance

The “Comedy” Found in Jane Austen’s Novels

Posted on April 20, 2018 by

According to Literary Devices, “Comedy is a literary genre and a type of dramatic work that is amusing and satirical in its tone, mostly having a cheerful ending. The motif   of this dramatic work is triumph over unpleasant circumstance by creating comic … Continue reading →

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Changing One’s Name During the Regency

Posted on February 21, 2018 by

I wish I could recall where I encountered this information, but I cannot. Therefore, I must apologize up front if someone shared it with me and I am not giving them credit or whether I read it in a Facebook … Continue reading →

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Courtesy Titles (or) Not, a Confusing Aspect of Reading and Writing Historical Novels

Posted on February 15, 2018 by

One of the most confusing aspects of writing Regency-based novels is the issue of courtesy titles. We authors are always going back and questioning what we think we know. I have heard readers say to me that this is one … Continue reading →

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The Tale of Richard Bertie Continues, Part III

Posted on January 9, 2018 by

You may view the previous two posts on Richard Bertie at these links: Part I and Part II.  Briefly, Richard Bertie (ca. 1517 – 9 April 1582) was an English landowner and religious evangelical. He was the second husband of Catherine Willoughby, 12th … Continue reading →

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Richard Bertie’s Attempt to Become Lord Willoughby d’Eresby ~ Part II

Posted on December 6, 2017 by

This post is a continuation of the one from yesterday, which introduced my readers to Richard Bertie and his unsuccessful attempt to become Lord Willoughby d’Eresby.  Richard Bertie married the widowed Duchess of Suffolk and had issue by her, a … Continue reading →

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Richard Bertie’s Attempt to Become Lord Willoughby d’Eresby ~ Part I

Posted on December 5, 2017 by

Like Barry Lyndon (see post on November 27), Richard Bertie was born of humble origins, but aspired to claim a peerage through marriage. Bertie (ca. 1517 – 9 April 1582) made an astounding marriage to the widowed Duchess of Suffolk, … Continue reading →

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Primogeniture and Inheritance and the Need for a Widow’s Pension in Jane Austen’s Novels

Posted on November 20, 2017 by

By Jane Austen’s time, primogeniture was no longer the law of the land, but it remained a strongly entrenched custom of inheritance proceedings. Breaking apart large landholdings were frowned upon. An impoverished aristocracy, whose wealth rested in the agricultural realm, … Continue reading →

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