Category Archives: Regency personalities

History of Lacemaking Before the Regency Period

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

In my Work in Progress (WIP), A Touch of Love, there is a simple scene in a mercantile where the women are discussing the purchase of lace, which sent me on a hunt for the history of lacemaking. Below is … Continue reading →

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Regency Personalities: Sir Richard Onslow, 1st Baronet, Naval Commander

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Sir Richard Onslow, 1st Baronet GCB (23 June 1741 – 27 December 1817) was an English naval officer who played a distinguished role at the Battle of Camperdown. Naval Career He was the younger son of Lt-Gen. Richard Onslow and … Continue reading →

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Regency Era Celebrity: Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, England’s Longest-Serving Prime Minister

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (7 June 1770 – 4 December 1828) was a British politician and the longest-serving Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1812–27) since the Union with Ireland in 1801. He was 42 years old … Continue reading →

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The Baker Rifle: Britain’s First Long-Distance Weapon

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

I am in the midst of research for my next book in the Realm series. A Touch of Love will be released in late October 2013. Part of that research included discovering more about weaponry AFTER the Napoleonic Wars. So, … Continue reading →

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The Pentridge Uprising: Foiled by Oliver the Spy and Lord Sidmouth

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The Pentridge Uprising plays a role in my Work in Progress, A Touch of Love, which is book 6 in my highly popular Realm Series. I thought I would share some of my research on the event. The Pentrich (originally … Continue reading →

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Regency Celebrity: Princess Caraboo, Extraordinary Imposter

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Mary Baker (née Willcocks) (1791 – 24 December 1864) was a noted impostor who went by the name Princess Caraboo. She pretended to be from a far away island and fooled a British town for some months. Biography On 3 … Continue reading →

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The Scotsman, a Regency Era Newspaper, Which Has Survived to Modern Times

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The Scotsman is a Scottish compact newspaper published from Edinburgh. It was a broadsheet until 16 August 2004. Its sister publication, the Sunday newspaper Scotland on Sunday, remains a broadsheet. The Scotsman Publications Ltd also issues the Edinburgh Evening News … Continue reading →

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Historic Covent Garden

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Covent Garden is a district in London on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St. Martin’s Lane and Drury Lane. It is associated with the former fruit and vegetable market in the central square, now a popular shopping … Continue reading →

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Bedford Estate, a Central London Estate

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The Bedford Estate is a historic central London estate owned by the Russell family. who possess the peerage of Duke of Bedford. The estate was originally based in Covent Garden, then stretched to include Bloomsbury in 1669. The Covent Garden … Continue reading →

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Regency Era Celebrity: John Nash, the Prince Regent’s Architect

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

John Nash (18 January 1752 – 13 May 1835) was a British architect responsible for much of the layout of Regency London under the patronage of the Prince Regent, and during his reign as George IV. Nash was also a … Continue reading →

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