Category Archives: Inheritance

The Complicated Banbury Peerage Case

Posted on May 19, 2017 by

In writing historicals set in England in the early 1800s, it is necessary for me to possess more than a working knowledge of primogeniture, which is both the custom and the law of inheritance in practice at that time. In … Continue reading →

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Tax Day During the late Georgian and Regency Periods

Posted on April 14, 2017 by

Tuesday is tax day in the U.S. I paid mine in March. My tax receipts are sometimes 5 inches deep in paper. As a self-employed author and retired teacher, I save receipts for lodging, mileage, advertising, home office, technology, insurance benefits, medical … Continue reading →

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“A Touch of Honor” [or] What to Do With a Character You Despise?

Posted on January 30, 2017 by

Early on, I convinced my traditional publisher, Ulysses Press, to print one of my Regency romances – a book I originally called A Touch of Gold and later called A Touch of Scandal. Ulysses released the book under the title … Continue reading →

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Jane Austen’s Connections to the Stoneleigh Barony

Posted on December 27, 2016 by

For a chapter I am doing for the upcoming release of In Bed with the British (July 2017), I explore questions of inheritance and the custom of primogeniture. Needless to say, I could not do so without looking at Jane Austen’s … Continue reading →

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Gavelkind, Inheritance in Opposition to Primogeniture

Posted on August 22, 2016 by

In the past on Every Woman Dreams, I discussed the 19th Century Entail and the legalities of primogeniture during the Regency period.  Today, I am adding the exceptions to the practice of the eldest son inheriting everything. Customs throughout the world vary. … Continue reading →

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Maria Fagniani, Marchioness of Hertford and Regency Era Eccentric

Posted on September 18, 2014 by

The mistresses of the Prince Regent and his brothers were as well known. The Duke of Clarence, for example, sired ten children with Mrs Jordan, and the Duke of York’s relationship with Mary Anne Clarke caused a major scandal over … Continue reading →

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Oh, Give Me Land, Lots of Land (or) the 19th Century Entail

Posted on September 2, 2014 by

Oh, Give Me Land Lots of Land (or) the 19th Century Entail As it had been for centuries, a man’s status in 19th Century British Society rested in the land he held. Land was a symbol of wealth and social … Continue reading →

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