Category Archives: Regency personalities

Regency Celebrity: Rev William Buckland, Palaeonthologist and Author of First Full Account of a Fossil Dinosaur

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Yesterday, we learned something of the Red Lady of Pavilian. Today, I thought we should have a look at the Red Lady’s discoverer. The Very Rev. Dr William Buckland DD FRS (12 March 1784 – 14 August 1856) was an … Continue reading →

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During the Reign of George IV: The Red Lady of Paviland 1823, The World’s First Human Fossil Found

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The Red Lady of Paviland is a fairly complete Upper Paleolithic-era human male skeleton dyed in red ochre. Discovered in 1823 it is the first human fossil to have been found anywhere in the world, and at 33,000 years old … Continue reading →

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Regency Economic Disaster: The Great Stock Exchange Fraud of 1814

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The Great Stock Exchange Fraud of 1814 was a hoax or fraud centered on false information about the then-ongoing Napoleonic Wars, affecting the London Stock Exchange in 1814. The du Bourg Hoax On the morning of Monday, 21 February 1814, … Continue reading →

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Regency Happenings: The London Beer Flood of 1814

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The London Beer Flood happened on 16 October 1814 in the parish of St. Giles, London, England. At the Meux and Company Brewery[1] on Tottenham Court Road, a huge vat containing over 135,000 imperial gallons (610,000 L) of beer ruptured, … Continue reading →

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During the Reign of George IV: Apple Time with Cox’s Orange Pippin

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

In North Carolina, it is “apple time,” with loads of Apple Festivals across the state. Check out this article from The New York Times about Creigton Calhoun, Jr., of Pittsboro, NC, who “keeps ancient apples fresh and crisp.” Mr. Calhoun … Continue reading →

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Late Regency Happening: Tithe War in Ireland

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The Tithe War (Irish: Cogadh na nDeachúna) was a campaign of nonviolent civil disobedience, punctuated by sporadic violent episodes, in Ireland between 1830 and 1836 in reaction to the enforcement of tithes on subsistence farmers and others for the upkeep … Continue reading →

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Regency Celebrity: John Bellingham, Assassin

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

John Bellingham (c. 1769 – 18 May 1812) was the assassin of British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval. This murder is the only successful assassination of a British Prime Minister. Early Life Bellingham’s early life is largely unknown, and most post-assassination … Continue reading →

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Regency Celebrity: William Cobbett and The Political Register

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

William Cobbett (9 March 1763 – 18 June 1835) was an English pamphleteer, farmer and journalist, who was born in Farnham, Surrey. He believed that reforming Parliament and abolishing the rotten boroughs would help to end the poverty of farm … Continue reading →

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Regency Happenings: The Swing Riots

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The Swing Riots were a widespread uprising by agricultural workers; it began with the destruction of threshing machines in the Elham Valley area of East Kent in the summer of 1830, and by early December had spread throughout the whole … Continue reading →

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Regency Happenings: Felling Mining Disasters, 1812, 1813, 1821, and 1847

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The Felling Colliery (also known as Brandling Main) in Britain, suffered four disasters: 1812, 1813, 1821 and 1847. By far the worst of the four was the 1812 disaster, which claimed 92 lives on 25 May 1812. The loss of … Continue reading →

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