Category Archives: Living in the Regency

British Forms of Address

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

How does one address the members of the nobility or the aristocracy in England. That depends on whether a person is speaking directly to the person, writing to the person informally, and writing to the person in a formal situation. … Continue reading →

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The Luddites, Fighting for a Better Life

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The Luddites were 19th-century English textile artisans who protested against the newly-developed, labour-saving machinery from 1811 to 1817. The stocking frames, spinning frames, and power looms introduced during the Industrial Revolution made it possible to replace the artisans with less-skilled, … Continue reading →

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Ned Ludd, Leader of the Luddites, or Maybe Not…

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Ned Ludd or Ned Lud, possibly born Ned Ludlam or Edward Ludlam, is the person from whom the Luddites took their name. In 1779, Ludd is supposed to have broken two stocking frames in a fit of rage. After this … Continue reading →

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Nicholas Hawksmoor, a Builder of Georgian Churches

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Nicholas Hawksmoor (probably 1661 – 25 March 1736) was a British architect born in Nottinghamshire, probably in East Drayton or Ragnall. Life Hawksmoor was born in Nottinghamshire in 1661, into a yeoman farming family, almost certainly in East Drayton or … Continue reading →

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John Wilson Croker, Public Steward and Controversial Regency Era Figure

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

John Wilson Croker (20 December 1780 to 10 August 1857) was an Irish statesman and author. Life He was born at Galway, the only son of John Croker, the surveyor-general of customs and excise in Ireland. He was educated at … Continue reading →

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Infamous Court Cases: The 1828 Burke and Hare Murders

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The Burke and Hare murders, also known as the West Port murders, were a series of murders committed in Edinburgh, Scotland, over a period of about ten months in 1828. The killings were attributed to Irish immigrants William Burke and … Continue reading →

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Henry Holland, Georgian Architect of Carlton House and the Brighton Pavilion

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Henry Holland (20 July 1745 – 17 June 1806) was an architect to the English nobility. Born in Fulham, London, his father also Henry ran a building firm, and he built several of Capability Brown’s buildings, although Henry would have … Continue reading →

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A Regency Era Teaching Hospital

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

In THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF MR. DARCY, I spent a great deal of time researching medical practices of the period of which my fictionalized surgeon might be aware, as well as early medical schools students might have attended. I purposely … Continue reading →

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Dorset’s Smugglers’ Tunnel

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

In my research for THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF MR. DARCY, I have spent a great deal of time researching all those special “places” in Dorset, which would become part of the setting of this novel. Today, I would like to … Continue reading →

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The OP Riots of 1809

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

  The Old Price Riots of 1809 were caused by rising prices at the new Theatre at Covent Garden, London, after the previous one had been destroyed by fire. Covent Garden was one of two “patent” theatres in London in … Continue reading →

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