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Category Archives: real life tales
Vicars and Rectors and Livings, a Guest Post from Elaine Owen
(As there was much interest on my recent post on the Clergy during the Regency era, I thought this perspective from Elaine Owen might also assist in clarifying the differences. It first appeared on the Austen Authors’ blog on 3 … Continue reading
“First Footing” It Into the New Year
I come very proud Scots, and, in my family, New Year’s (or Hogmanay as it was once called) played a popular part of my childhood. Although I admit to overspending at Christmas, something psychological as being raised poor, I am … Continue reading
Posted in Anglo-Saxons, British history, Christmas, Church of England, Great Britain, history, Living in the UK, medieval, real life tales, religion, research, Scotland, tradtions
Tagged British history, Christmas, customs and traditions, First Footing, Hogmanay, Middle Ages, New Year's Eve, pagan rituals, religion, Scotland, traditions
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Celebrating the Release of “Fated Hearts, A Love After All Retelling of the Scottish Play” and the Gift of a Happily Ever After for Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”
Fated Hearts, A Love After All Retelling of the Scottish Play Release Day: December 29, 2020 Thank you so much for having me as a guest today, Regina! My contribution to the Tragic Characters in Classic Literature Series is a … Continue reading
Posted in book excerpts, book release, British history, customs and tradiitons, England, excerpt, Georgian England, Georgian Era, Great Britain, Guest Post, heroines, historical fiction, history, legends and myths, literature, military, reading habits, real life tales, Regency romance, Scotland, suspense, writing
Tagged Alina K. Field, book excerpt, book release, British history, Georgian Era, guest post, heroes, heroines, historical fiction, Macbeth, Napoleonic Wars, Romantic Suspense, Scotland, Shakespeare, Tragic Characters in Classic Lit Series
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The Significance of Birth Order in Jane Austen’s Novels, a Guest Post from Eliza Shearer
Jane Austen was born on December 16, 1775, “the seventh of eight children of a clergyman in a country village in Hampshire, England. Jane was very close to her older sister, Cassandra, who remained her faithful editor and critic throughout … Continue reading
Posted in Austen Authors, British history, customs and tradiitons, family, Georgian England, Georgian Era, Guest Post, Jane Austen, Living in the Regency, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, reading, real life tales, writing
Tagged Birth Order, Eliza Shearer, Emma, family, guest post, Jane Austen, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility
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Celebrating the Release of “I Shot the Sheriff: A Tragic Characters in Classic Lit Series Novel” with a Who Is Who in the Tale
I Shot the Sheriff: Tragic Characters in Classic Literature Series Novel How does one reform the infamous Sheriff of Nottingham? Easy. With Patience. William de Wendenal, the notorious Sheriff of Nottingham, has come to London, finally having wormed his way … Continue reading
Posted in book release, books, British history, Georgian England, Georgian Era, historical fiction, history, Living in the Regency, publishing, reading habits, real life tales, Realm series, Regency romance, research, romance, suspense, writing
Tagged Historical Romance, I Shot the Sheriff, legends, Regency Era, Regina Jeffers, Robin Hood, Romantic Suspense, Sheriff of Nottingham, tall tales, Tragic Characters in Classic Lit Series
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Moving the Tale of the Sheriff of Nottingham into the Regency Era + a Giveaway of “I Shot the Sheriff”
One of the issues I encountered in creating my tale for The Tragic Characters in Classic Lit Series was moving the scandalous Sheriff of Nottingham into the Regency Era. How do his “deeds” in the original folktales translate into a … Continue reading
Posted in book excerpts, book release, British history, George IV, Georgian England, Georgian Era, giveaway, historical fiction, legends, legends and myths, Living in the Regency, reading habits, real life tales, Regency era, Regency romance
Tagged George Canning, George IV, Georgian Era, giveaway, I Shot the Sheriff, legends, Princes Caroline, Publishing, real-life tales, Regency Era, Regency romance, Regina Jeffers, Sheriff of Nottingham, tall tales, Thomas Manby, Tragic Characters in Classic Lit Series, writing
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Introducing the Tragic Characters in Classic Literature Series + the Release of “I Shot the Sheriff” + a Giveaway
More than a year ago, a group of us joined together to create a new series of Regency-based stories. The premise behind the project was to take a “tragic figure” from classic literature and present him or her a happy … Continue reading
Posted in book excerpts, book release, British history, eBooks, Georgian England, Georgian Era, historical fiction, Living in the Regency, publishing, real life tales, Realm series, Regency romance, romance, Vagary, writing
Tagged A Touch of Love, book release, British history, Georgian Era, historical fiction, I Shot the Sheriff, Love After All, Regency Era, Regency romance, Robin Hood, the Realm, the Sheriff of Nottingham, Tragic Characters in Classic Literature Series
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“Kinks” in the Peerage Laws in Great Britain
First, and foremost, one must understand the creation of peerages is a royal prerogative. Letters patent are used exclusively now for this task, but this was not always so. Letters patent are a form of open or public proclamation and a … Continue reading
Posted in British history, Church of England, customs and tradiitons, Elizabeth I, England, estates, Georgian England, Georgian Era, history, Inheritance, Living in the Regency, Living in the UK, real life tales, Regency era, Uncategorized
Tagged British histor, customs, dissenters, Duke of Norfolk, Elizabeth I, Georgian Era, inheritance, law, peerage, Regency Era, traditions
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Fitzwilliam Darcy, Esq. (Esquire). . . Correct or Not?
According to etymonline.com, the work “Esquire” is a noun. It came to use “in the late 14C., from Middle French esquier “squire,” literally “shield-bearer” (for a knight), from Old French escuier “shield-bearer (attendant young man in training to be a knight), groom” (Modern French écuyer), … Continue reading
Posted in British history, Georgian England, Georgian Era, Jane Austen, Living in the Regency, Living in the UK, Pride and Prejudice, real life tales, Regency era, titles of aristocracy, word play
Tagged British history, esquire, Fitzwilliam Darcy, gentleman, Georgian Era, knight, order of procession, Pride and Prejudice, Regency Era, titles
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