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Tag Archives: Ireland
Catholic/Protestant Marriages During the Regency + “The Earl Claims His Comfort”
Catholic/ Protestant Weddings During the Regency Era On 25 March 1754, the Hardwicke Act went into effect in England. It was designed to prevent Clandestine Weddings (Read More on Clandestine Weddings HERE) and to force couples marrying in England to … Continue reading
Posted in Black Opal Books, blog hop, book excerpts, book release, British history, Church of England, excerpt, George IV, Georgian England, historical fiction, Ireland, Living in the Regency, marriage, marriage customs, marriage licenses, real life tales, Regency era, Regency personalities, Regency romance, research, romance
Tagged Black Opal Books, book excerpt, book release, British history, Catholic, Catholic Emancipation, Church of England, George IV, Hardwicke Act, Ireland, Maria Fitzherbert, marriage, Protestant, Regency Era, religion, Romantic Suspense, The Earl Claims His Comfort, William Pitt the Younger
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The Origins of the “Irish” Ballad, “Danny Boy”
Okay, I admit it. “Danny Boy” is one of my favorite songs, but it is not because I am Irish (which I am, for I have strong Irish roots in my ancestral tree). I simply think that the melody of … Continue reading
Posted in ballads, British history, customs and tradiitons, England, history, Ireland, music, tradtions
Tagged Danny Boy, Frederic Weatherly, Ireland, music, song, traditional music, World War I
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Celebrating the Release of “Lady Chandler’s Sister: Book 3 of the Twins’ Trilogy” with an Excerpt + a Giveaway
Today, I celebrate the release of Lady Chandler’s Sister, the third book in the Twins’ trilogy, a romantic suspense set in 1820 England, five years after the end of the Napoleonic War and the first year on the throne for … Continue reading
Posted in Black Opal Books, book excerpts, book release, British history, eBooks, excerpt, George IV, Georgian England, Georgian Era, giveaway, Great Britain, historical fiction, history, marriage, marriage licenses, political stance, publishing, Regency era, Regency romance, research, romance, Scotland, suspense, writing
Tagged Angel Comes to the Devil's Keep, book excerpt, book release, England, Georgian Era, giveaway, Ireland, Lady Chandler's Sister, Romantic Suspense, Scotland, The Earl Claims His Comfort, the Twins' trilogy
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Irish Agrarian Societies: the Rockite Movement and the Release of “Lady Chandler’s Sister: Book 3 of the Twins’ Trilogy”
The third book in my Twins’ Trilogy, Lady Chandler’s Sister, leads us along a dark path in British history. The book culminates in early January 1822, which was when the Rockite movement had set its sights on having its demands … Continue reading
Posted in book release, British history, eBooks, George IV, Georgian England, Great Britain, historical fiction, Ireland, Living in the Regency, publishing, real life tales, Regency era, suspense, trilogy
Tagged agrarian societies, book release, British history, Captain Rock, famine, Ireland, Lady Chandler's Sister, Rockite movement, the Twins' trilogy
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Irish Agrarian Societies: The Ribbonmen, Part of the Plot of “Lady Chandler’s Sister: Book 3 of the Twins’ Trilogy”
Whiteboyism, the subject of Monday’s post, essentially ceased to operate toward the end of the eighteenth century, although it never truly disappeared, for it resurrected its head in the Munster region (Counties Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, and Waterford) in … Continue reading
Posted in book release, British history, Church of England, estates, Georgian England, Georgian Era, history, Ireland, Living in the Regency, political stance, real life tales, research
Tagged agrarian society, book release, British history, Catholic poor, Church of England, estates, famine, farms, Ireland, laborers, Ribbonmen
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Irish Agrarian Societies: Whiteboys and Levellers, Part of the Plot of “Lady Chandler’s Sister: Book 3 of the Twins’ Trilogy”
The Whiteboys and Levellers were mid 18th C and early 19th C secret agrarian societies located in Ireland, more specifically in the southwestern part of Ireland. The Whiteboys got their start in 1762 in County Waterford, when 18 men met … Continue reading
Posted in book release, British history, Church of England, Georgian Era, Great Britain, Ireland, Living in the Regency, real life tales, Regency era, religion, research, writing
Tagged agrarian societies, book release, British history, Church of England, Church of Ireland, famine, Ireland, Lady Chandler's Sister, Levellers, the Twins' trilogy, Whiteboys
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Plot Point: Agrarian Societies in Ireland, and the Release of “Lady Chandler’s Sister: Book 3 of the Twins’ Trilogy”
Who was Captain Rock? First, let’s begin with a quick overview, simply to set some parameters. “Captain Rock was a mythical Irish folk hero, and the name used for the agrarian rebel group he represented in the south-west of Ireland from 1821 … Continue reading
Posted in book release, British history, eBooks, Georgian Era, Great Britain, historical fiction, Ireland, Living in the UK, political stance, Regency era, research
Tagged agrarian societies, book release, famine, Great Britain, Ireland, Lady Chandler's Sister, Levellers, Regency Era, the Ribbonmen, the Rockites, the Twins' trilogy, Whiteboys
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Albert Young’s Threat Toward and Arthur O’Connor’s Attempt to Kill Queen Victoria
It was twenty-two years after Robert Pate’s ill-fated attempt to kill Queen Victoria before another attempt was made against her. According to Raymond Lamont-Brown in How Fat Was Henry VIII (The History Press, 2009, page 149) Albert Young’s threat against … Continue reading
Posted in British history, England, Great Britain, history, real life tales, research, royalty, Victorian era
Tagged Albert Young, Arthur O'Connor, assassination attempt, British history, Chartist, intimidation, Ireland, Irish, John Brown, Prince Arthur, Queen Victoria, real life tales, Republicanism
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Ireland and the Irish in Jane Austen Novels, a Guest Post from Eliza Shearer
This post originally appeared on Austen Authors on 16 June 2018. Enjoy! A couple of weekends ago I was fortunate enough to spend a few days in Dublin. I had visited the capital of Ireland on several occasions, but for … Continue reading
Posted in Austen Authors, book release, British history, eBooks, Georgian England, Georgian Era, Guest Post, Jane Austen, Living in the Regency, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, publishing, Regency era, Regency romance, Vagary, writing
Tagged Eliza Shearer, guest post, Ireland, JAFF, Jane Austen, Mansfield Park, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, Vagary, variation
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