Category Archives: Victorian era

Regency Celebrity: Robert Mylne, Architect for Blackfriars Bridge and First Briton to Win the Concorso Clementino Competition

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Robert Mylne (4 January 1733 – 5 May 1811) was a Scottish architect and civil engineer, particularly remembered for his design for Blackfriars Bridge in London. Born and raised in Edinburgh, he travelled to Europe as a young man, studying … Continue reading →

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Charles Francis Greville, British Antiquarian, Collector and Politican

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Charles Francis Greville PC, FRS (12 May 1749 – 23 April 1809), was a British antiquarian, collector and politician. Background Greville was the second son of Francis Greville, 1st Earl of Warwick, by Elizabeth Hamilton, daughter of Lord Archibald Hamilton. … Continue reading →

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The Magnificent Osterley Park, Backdrop for TV, Film, and Literature

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Osterley Park is a mansion set in a large park of the same name. It is in the London Borough of Hounslow, part of the western suburbs of London. When the house was built it was surrounded by rural countryside. … Continue reading →

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Worship Society of Apothecaries

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London is one of the livery companies of the City of London. It is one of the largest livery companies (with over 1,600 members in 2012) and ranks 58th in their order of precedence. … Continue reading →

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Guildhall, London’s Ceremonial and Administrative Center

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Guildhall is a building in the City of London, off Gresham and Basinghall streets, in the wards of Bassishaw and Cheap. It has been used as a town hall for several hundred years, and is still the ceremonial and administrative … Continue reading →

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London’s Livery Companies

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The Livery Companies of the City of London are various historic trade associations almost all of which are known as the “Worshipful Company of…” their relevant trade, craft or profession. The medieval Companies originally developed as guilds and were responsible … Continue reading →

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Uppark, a National Trust Property, and Boyhood Home of H. G. Wells

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Uppark is a 17th-century house in South Harting, Petersfield, West Sussex, England and a National Trust property. The house, set high on the South Downs, was built for Ford Grey (1655—1701), the first Earl of Tankerville, c. 1690 and was … Continue reading →

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Regency Ghost Story from Viscount Robert Stewart Castlereagh

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, KG, GCH, PC, PC (Ire) (18 June 1769 – 12 August 1822), usually known as Lord Castlereagh, was an Irish and British statesman. As British Foreign Secretary, from 1812 he was central to the … Continue reading →

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Summer Banquet Blog Hop: Marie-Antoine Carême, the First Celebrity Chef and One Time Head Chef for the Prince Regent

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Welcome to Day 3 of the Summer Banquet Blog Hop .  As part of the SBBH, I am giving away an autographed copy of three of my titles (see below). Winners will be chosen at noon on Sunday, June 9 … Continue reading →

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Changing the Face of London: The Great Fire of 1666

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The development of new standards and statutes after The Great Fire of 1666 changed London forever. The years following the fire saw the building of St Paul’s Cathedral, along with numerous other churches. Public buildings and domestic buildings introduced new … Continue reading →

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