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Regency Celebrity: Captain George William Manby, Author and Inventor

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Captain George William Manby FRS (born November 28, 1765 in Denver, Norfolk; died November 18, 1854 in Great Yarmouth), was an English author and inventor. He designed an apparatus for saving life from shipwrecks and also the first modern form … Continue reading →

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Regency Justice: The Pillory

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The pillory was a device made of a wooden or metal framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used for punishment by public humiliation and often further physical abuse, sometimes lethal. The pillory … Continue reading →

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Regency Celebrity: William Smith, Abolitionist (and Florence Nightingale’s Grandfather)

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

William Smith (1756 – 1835) was a leading independent British politician, sitting as Member of Parliament (MP) for more than one constituency. He was an English Dissenter and was instrumental in bringing political rights to that religious minority. He was … Continue reading →

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Regency Happenings: The Battle of Vitoria, the end to the Peninsular War

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

At the Battle of Vitoria (21 June 1813) a British, Portuguese and Spanish army under General the Marquess of Wellington broke the French army under Joseph Bonaparte and Marshal Jean-Baptiste Jourdan near Vitoria in Spain, eventually leading to victory in … Continue reading →

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Regency Happenings: The Battle of Stoney Creek from the War of 1812

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The Battle of Stoney Creek was fought on 6 June 1813 during the War of 1812 near present day Stoney Creek, Ontario. British units made a night attack on an American encampment. Due in large part to the capture of … Continue reading →

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Georgian Celebrity: Chevalier d’Eon, French Diplomat, Spy, Soldier, and Transvestite

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Charles-Geneviève-Louis-Auguste-André-Timothée d’Éon de Beaumont (5 October 1728 – 21 May 1810), usually known as the Chevalier d’Éon, was a French diplomat, spy and soldier, whose first 49 years were spent as a man, and whose last 33 years were spent … Continue reading →

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Regency Celebrity: Vice Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Vice Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood (26 September 1748 – 7 March 1810) was an admiral of the Royal Navy, notable as a partner with Lord Nelson in several of the British victories of the Napoleonic Wars, and frequently … Continue reading →

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Regency Folly: The Walcheren Campaign

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The Walcheren Campaign was an unsuccessful British expedition to the Netherlands in 1809 intended to open another front in the Austrian Empire’s struggle with France during the War of the Fifth Coalition. Around 40,000 soldiers, 15,000 horses together with field … Continue reading →

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Regency Celebrity: John Gale Jones, Radical Orator

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

John Gale Jones (1769–1838) was an English radical orator. He was several times imprisoned for provocative agitation against the government. Early Life He was admitted to Merchant Taylors’ School in 1783 and was then described as born on 16 October … Continue reading →

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Late Regency Happening: The Peterloo Massacre

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

On August 16, 1819, the Peterloo Massacre occurred at St. Peter’s Field in Manchester. A crowd of 60,000-80,000 had gathered to protest the lack of parliamentary representation for the heavily populated industrialized areas. With the end of the Napoleonic Wars … Continue reading →

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