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Influence of the Napoleonic Wars and Violence on English Society in the Regency Period

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of wars declared against Napoleon’s French Empire  by opposing coalitions. As a continuation of the wars sparked by the French Revolution of 1789, they revolutionised European armies and played out on an unprecedented scale, mainly owing to the … Continue reading →

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The “French” Influence on the Regency Era

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

With George III’s first bit of madness in 1788 to the death of George IV in 1830, the world experienced the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars, the Congress of Vienna, and the Age of Reform. England found itself inundated with … Continue reading →

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1816: The Year Without Summer

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

A Year Without Summer: Benjamin Franklin was the first to establish the link between volcanic eruptions and climate change when he suggested the bitterly cold winter of 1783-84 in Europe was a result of the dust cloud from the massive … Continue reading →

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The Six Princesses – Part II – Princess Augusta Sophia

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

Princess Augusta Sophia was born at Buckingham House, St. James Park, London, the sixth child and second daughter of George III and his wife Queen Charlotte. Frederick Cornwallis, The Archbishop of Canterbury christened the young princess on 6 December 1768 in … Continue reading →

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