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Tag Archives: history
A Painting Inspired by a Jane Austen Novel? a Guest Post from Eliza Shearer
This post originally appeared on the Austen Authors’ blog on 2 February 2021. About year ago, on a visit to the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow, I came across a delightful painting that immediately set my imagination flying. … Continue reading
Posted in art, Austen Authors, British history, Guest Post, Jane Austen
Tagged art, Austen Authors, Eliza Shearer, guest post, history, Jane Austen
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The Mont Blanc Tragedy During World War I
Any historical fiction writer worth her salt spends a great deal of time doing research. I was specifically looking for tunnel fires for a plot line I was envisioning. I found a great deal on the Mont Blanc tunnel fire … Continue reading
Posted in history, real life tales, research
Tagged Halifax, history, Nova Scotia, real-life tales, research, tragedy, WWI
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Literary Origins and April Fool’s Day
April Fools’ Day (alternatively April Fool’s Day, sometimes All Fools’ Day) is celebrated on 1 April every year. 1 April is not a national holiday, but is widely recognized and celebrated in various countries as a day when people play … Continue reading
The Battle for Fort McHenry and Its Role in “Captain Stanwick’s Bride”
On Friday, I welcomed another Book Baby. Captain Stanwick’s Bride: A Tragic Characters in Classic Lit Series Novel is a Regency romance that is set against the fiercest battles of the War of 1812 between England and the United States. … Continue reading
Posted in American History, book release, books, British Navy, England, Georgian England, Georgian Era, history, Living in the Regency, military, publishing, reading habits, real life tales, Regency era, research, War of 1812, writing
Tagged American history, Battle of Fort McHenry, Battle of North Point, book release, British history, Captain Stanwick's Bride, eBooks, Georgian Era, history, military, Publishing, real-life tales, Regency Era, Tragic Characters in Classic Lit Series, War of 1812, writing
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Tidbits Regarding Some of Your Favorite Christmas Traditions
Below are some facts associated with Christmas, but are rarely mentioned in common conversation. Did you know… Sir Henry Cole was the first to send out a Christmas card. The year was 1843. Cole bemoaned the number of letters he … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, customs and tradiitons, food and drink, history, holidays
Tagged Christmas, history, holidays, traditions
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December 24, 1814, the Treaty of Ghent, Ending the Last War Between the United States and the UK
On December 24, 1814, British and American diplomates signed the Treaty of Ghent, bringing about an end to the War of 1812, the only war in which America and the United Kingdom took aim at each other. In the War of … Continue reading
Posted in American History, British history, Georgian England, Georgian Era, Great Britain, history, military, political stance, Regency era, research, War of 1812, weaponry, weather
Tagged American history, British history, Captain Stanwick's Bride, Georgian England, history, military, Politics, Regency Era, research, The Battle of Fort McHenry, The Battle of North Point, The Battle of the Thames, Treaty of Ghent, War of 1812, weather
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Condemned by the Church of England and the Catholic Church, Yet … Famous Suicides in the Regency Era
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
Posted in Act of Parliament, British history, Church of England, Georgian England, Georgian Era, Great Britain, history, political stance, Regency era, religion
Tagged British history, Church of England, death, Georgian Era, history, Member of Parliament, Regency Era, religion, Robert Stewart, Samuel Whitbread II, Sir Richard Croft, Sir Samuel Romilly, suicide, superstition
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Jane Austen and the Tudors (plus one Stuart), a Guest Post from Eliza Shearer
This post originally appeared on the Austen Authors’ blog on July 21, 2020. Enjoy! Aged 15 or 16, Jane Austen wrote a very amusing History of England in the style of a mock textbook. The short text, illustrated by Austen’s sister Cassandra, is … Continue reading
Posted in Austen Authors, British history, England, Guest Post, history, Jane Austen
Tagged Austen Authors, British history, Eliza Shearer, guest post, history, History of England, Jane Austen, Stuarts, Tudors
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Surprising Pre-Regency Era Inventions, a Guest Post from Sharon Lathan
This post originally appeared on the Austen Authors’ blog on 14 April 2020. Enjoy! As all historical novelists are aware, even though writing fiction with “creative license” as an important aspect of the story telling, we must be careful with … Continue reading
Posted in Austen Authors, commerce, Georgian England, Georgian Era, Guest Post, history, inventions, world history
Tagged Austen Authors, Georgian Era, guest post, history, inventions, Sharon Lathan
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