Tag Archives: Church of England

During the Georgian Era, Would a Vicar or Clergyman Take an Oath?

Posted on July 16, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

Question from a Reader: Is there a term for when a man becomes a vicar, such as getting sworn in or taking his vows, making an oath or something? Answer: The man is appointed to the position by the one … Continue reading →

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Robert Hodgson, Rector of St George’s of Hanover Square: Small Facts to Make a Story Realistic + the Upcoming Release of “Lyon in the Way” from Dragonblade Publishing

Posted on June 11, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

St George’s of Hanover Square Website provides a short bio for all its rectors. For Robert Hodgson, it says: 1803Robert Hodgson, M.A. Having this man’s name correct is the kind of thing Regency writers stress over. Though Robert Hodgson’s part in … Continue reading →

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Amending a Will During the Regency Era + the Release of “Leave Her Wild” + a Giveaway

Posted on February 3, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

Recently, I had a reader write to me to ask about whether a man could amend a will during the Regency period, and, if so, what all was involved. The implication was the will was amended to subvert another from … Continue reading →

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Some Facts About a Regency Christmas You May Not Have Heard Previously

Posted on December 23, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

I am often asked questions on tidbits of information I have accumulated over the years on this subject or that concerning the Regency era in which Jane Austen lived. Sometimes I have volumes of information to share and others not … Continue reading →

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Christmas in Regency England

Posted on December 20, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

Often times, the average reader or those not familiar with the early 1800s in England, think that Christmas was celebrated in the same manner as it is today, or at the very least something from the Victorian era. I once … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Holidays During the Regency Era

Posted on December 6, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

Often, I am asked what might people of the Regency Era celebrate during the year. Now, these are some of the ones I know, though I cannot speak to the types of celebrations for all. Many were related to the … Continue reading →

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Condemned by the Church of England and the Catholic Church, Yet … Famous Suicides in the Regency Era

Posted on October 28, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

Suicide was condemned by the Church of England, as well as the Catholic church during the Regency. In the late Georgian Era, one who was named as having committed suicide was to be buried naked, at the crossroads with a … Continue reading →

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King Henry and English Abbeys by a Partial, Prejudiced and Ignorant Historian and the Upcoming Release of “Crime and Culpability,” a Guest Post by Jeanette Watts

Posted on September 6, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

Northanger Abbey, Donwell Abbey, and Downton Abbey may all be fictional locations, but homes titled an “abbey” are perfectly real, scattered across England: Forde Abbey in West Dorset. Anglesey Abbey in Cambridge. Woburn Abbey is the family seat of the … Continue reading →

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Gretna Green: The “Las Vegas” Marriage Destination of the Regency Period

Posted on July 15, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

Scottish Elopements and the Marriage Act of 1753 “An Act for Better Preventing of Clandestine Marriage,” popularly known as Lord Hardwicke’s Marriage Act (1753), was the first statutory legislation in England and Wales to require a formal ceremony of marriage. … Continue reading →

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Proxy Marriages: Valid or Invalid?

Posted on July 10, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

Upon occasion I have come across a plot line in a Regency historical novel where the couple is married by proxy. Unfortunately, such a marriage was not valid. Today’s interpretation of a marriage by proxy tells us that it is … Continue reading →

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