Category Archives: Living in the UK

Primogeniture? Collateral Relatives? The First Laws of Inheritance…

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

For those of us who read and write Regency romances or those who live in places such as the United Kingdom, the idea of “Primogeniture” is quite obvious, but to the majority of U.S. citizens, the concept is difficult to … Continue reading →

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Locating Jane Austen: The Author’s Influence Upon the English Tourism Business

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

Recently, I partook of a short 4-day bus tour of the home of American Presidents in Virginia. Living in neighboring state of North Carolina, the trip was not exhausting, and so on the first day (before we settled in our … Continue reading →

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Queen Elizabeth I and the Sea Beggars, a Guest Post from Author Barbara Kyle

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

Today, it is with great pleasure that I welcome a colleague, who specializes in the time of Queen Elizabeth I. I know you will find Barbara Kyle’s story of deception and courage very interesting. The Elizabethan period is considered a … Continue reading →

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UK Real Estate: The Twin Villages of Kingsand and Cawsand, Cornwall

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

Kingsand and Cawsand play a major role in the plot of my Regency romance, The First Wives’ Club, book one of the First Wives’ Trilogy. Kingsand (Cornish: Porthruw) and Cawsand are twin villages in southeast Cornwall, United Kingdom. The villages … Continue reading →

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Georgian Era Mystery~The Cock Lane Ghost: A Format for Religious Fervor

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

The Cock Lane ghost was a purported haunting that attracted mass public attention in 1762. The location was an apartment in Cock Lane, a short road adjacent to London’s Smithfield market and a few minutes’ walk from St Paul’s Cathedral. … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Even Royalty Loves Good Literature by Laura Purcell

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

Today I am happy to bring you a guest post from the fabulous Laura Purcell, who is in the midst of a blog tour for the release of The Queen of Bedlam, a book about Queen Charlotte of the United Kingdom. … Continue reading →

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Appanage: The Custom for Royal Male Child Inheritance

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

An appanage or apanage is the grant of an estate, titles, offices, or other things of value to the younger male children of a sovereign, who would otherwise have no inheritance under the system of primogeniture. It was common in … Continue reading →

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The Great Thunderstorm of Widecombe-in-the-Moor, an Early Incident of Ball Lightning

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

The Great Thunderstorm of Widecombe-in-the-Moor in Dartmoor, Kingdom of England, took place on Sunday, 21 October 1638, when the church of St Pancras was apparently struck by ball lightning during a severe thunderstorm. An afternoon service was taking place at … Continue reading →

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The Westminster Paving Act: Setting London’s Roads Aright

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

In doing research for a recent release, THE MYSTERIIOUS DEATH OF MR. DARCY, which is set in Dorset, I came across the Purbek marble, a fossiliferous limestone found on the Isle of Purbeck, a peninsula in southeast Dorset, England. That … Continue reading →

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Meet and Greet: Tudor-Based Author Judith Arnopp + an Excerpt from “Intractable Heart”

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

Today, I welcome the fabulous Judith Arnopp, a Tudor-based historical author, and her latest release, Intractable Heart: The Story of Katheryn Parr In 2007 Judith Arnopp graduated from the University of Wales, Lampeter with a BA in English Literature and … Continue reading →

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