Category Archives: Napoleonic Wars

18th Century Folk Tune: “English Country Garden”

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Regina Jeffers

English Country Garden is well known in the United Kingdom, English Country Gardens was originally a Morris tune (that is a tune usually played on the accordion or violin to accompany traditional English Morris dancing).  The tune was collected by … Continue reading →

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“And the Best Supporting Role” Blog Hop Continues!

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Regina Jeffers

Please follow a fab blog hop that celebrates the favorite supporting characters of some authors you love already and some of have yet to meet. Personally, I am on Friday, December 9, but I encourage you to visit the authors’ posts … Continue reading →

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Exquisite Excerpt from “Christmas at Pemberley”

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

C-E-L-E-B-R-A-T-E!!! Christmas at Pemberley   Christmas at Pemberley was my twelfth novel (my seven Austen-inspired work). It is an inspirational tale that occurs two years into the Darcys’ marriage. Christmas at Pemberley: A Pride and Prejudice Christmas Sequel To bring a … Continue reading →

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England Thrives Under George III

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

England Changes Under George III’s Reign In 1762, the year George III and his wife Queen Charlotte gave the English people the first heir born to a ruling monarch since the “Old Pretender,” James II’s son (1688), Britain was on … Continue reading →

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Regency Celebrity: Major-General Sir Isaac Brock, Provisional Lieutenant Governor and Commander of Upper Canadian Forces

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

Major-General Sir Isaac Brock KB (6 October 1769 – 13 October 1812) was a British Army officer and administrator. Brock is featured as a minor character in my Work in Progress, and so I have spent some time researching his … Continue reading →

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The “French” Influence on the Regency Period

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

With George III’s first bit of madness in 1788 to the death of George IV in 1830, the world experienced the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars, the Congress of Vienna, and the Age of Reform. England found itself inundated with … Continue reading →

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Why Austen’s Works Easily Translate into Modern Adaptations

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

Jane Austen’s works are often classified as “romances.” The assumption comes from the premise that if the heroine meets a handsome man in Chapter One, he must be the hero. Fitzwilliam Darcy is the romantic hero of Pride and Prejudice, … Continue reading →

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Regency Happenings: The Year Without Summer

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

The Year Without a Summer (also known as the Poverty Year, Year There Was No Summer, and Eighteen Hundred and Froze to Death) was 1816, in which severe summer climate abnormalities resulted in major food shortages. Much of the cause … Continue reading →

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Re-Release of “Captain Frederick Wentworth’s Persuasion: Jane Austen’s Persuasion Retold Through His Eyes”

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

Of late, I have taken on the daunting task of revisiting some of my earlier works. The act had come as a response to several of my loyal followers, who either wished to revisit an earlier piece or had asked … Continue reading →

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Exquisite Excerpt from “Captain Wentworth’s Persuasion”

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

Exquisite Excerpt – Captain Wentworth’s Persuasion: Austen’s Classic Retold Through His Eyes This excerpt comes from one of my earliest titles: Captain Wentworth’s Persuasion. It is told from the Wentworth’s point of view and uses flashbacks to set the story. In … Continue reading →

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