Tag Archives: Bow Street Runners

The Bow Street Runners and The Prosecution of Mr. Darcy’s Cousin, a 2016 Finalist for the Chanticleer International Book Awards

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Regina Jeffers

In my newest cozy mystery, The Prosecution of Mr. Darcy’s Cousin, the character of Thomas Cowan makes a repeat performance. Readers met Cowan as a friend of and former sergeant serving under Colonel Fitzwilliam during the Spanish campaign of the … Continue reading →

Posted in British history, Great Britain, Jane Austen, Living in the Regency, Regency era | Tagged Bow Street Runners, cozy mystery, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Regina Jeffers, The Mysterious Death of Mr. Darcy, The Prosecution of Mr. Darcy's Cousin, Thomas Cowan | 3 Comments

Regency Era Lexicon – And Then There Was “B”

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

Regency Era Lexicon Backboards – stiff, straight boards, strapped to a young lady’s back, to improve her posture Bailey – the outside wall of a fortress or castle; the Old Bailey was the main criminal court in London Ballast lighter … Continue reading →

Posted in Regency era | Tagged backboards, bailey, ballast lighter, banbox, banns, bark, baronet, barouche-landau, barton, bathing machine, battue, Bedlam, being out, Belgrave Square, bender, bergamot, berlin, Billingsgate, bishop, black pudding, Blackfriars, blue pill, bluestocking, boatswain, Bond Street, boot, bootjack, Bow Street Runners, Bridewell, Brighton, bulldog, Lexicon, Regency Era | 2 Comments

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Tag Archives: Bow Street Runners

The Bow Street Runners and The Prosecution of Mr. Darcy’s Cousin, a 2016 Finalist for the Chanticleer International Book Awards

Regency Era Lexicon – And Then There Was “B”

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