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Tag Archives: real life tales
Thank a Veteran This Memorial Day … “Some Gave All”
In 1868, Commander in Chief John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic issued General Order Number 11 designating May 30 as a memorial day “for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village, and hamlet churchyard in the land.” Continue reading
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The Duke Is Dead, Long Live the Duke . . . Now What?
During the Georgian era, a will could be declared void it the person was insane or drunk at the time of its creation or be voided if it was proven to have been written for a convicted felon, a prisoner, or an outlaw/thief. So it was also for those who committed suicide or had been excommunicated from the church or if the person was a slave. A married woman required the consent of her husband to have a will drawn up. Worst so, the husband had the right to withdraw his permission up until the will was probated. Because the legal age to marry during the time was 14 for boys and 12 for girls, such was the same ages for wills. Continue reading
Posted in Act of Parliament, aristocracy, British history, estates, family, Georgian England, Georgian Era, history, Inheritance, laws of the land, legacy, Living in the Regency, Living in the UK, real life tales, Regency era, titles of aristocracy
Tagged Act of Parliament, aristocracy, British history, estates, Georgian Era, inheritance, law, laws of the land, peerage, probate, real life tales, Regency Era
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‘Kinder- un Hausmärchen’ + the Release of “Amending the Shades of Pemberley” + a Giveaway
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published the first volume of their collected fairy tales in 1812 under the title Kinder- und Hausmärchen. By 1822, the brothers had published three volumes containing 170 tales total with subsequent editions bringing that number to over 200. Continue reading
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Tagged Amending the Shades of Pemberley, book excerpt, book release, books, British history, fairy tales, Georgian Era, giveaway, Jane Austen, literature, Pride and Prejudice, reading habits, real life tales, Regency Era, Regina Jeffers, research, tall tales, Vagary, world history, world literature, writing
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Have You Ever Heard of a “Bachelor Tax”?
In the late 1600s (1695, to be more exact), the English parliament passed The Marriage Duty Act or Registration Tax, which imposed a tax on births, marriages, burials, childless widowers, and bachelors over the age of 25. The tax’s purpose was to rase revenue for the war with France. It was also to ensure proper records were kept by an Anglican church officials. The tax was found ineffective and abolished by 1706. Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Bachelor Tax, British history, marriage, real life tales, reign of William III, taxes, world history
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Caroline Norton, a True Case of a Competency Hearing
Caroline Norton, born Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Sheridan, on 22 March 1808, in London (died 15 June 1877, London), was an English poet and novelist whose matrimonial difficulties prompted successful efforts to secure legal protection for married women. Continue reading
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The Rise of the Paston Family from Yeomanry to the Ranks of the Greatest Landowners in England and The Paston Letters
Although they are not held as a single collection, the Paston Letters provide insight into 15th Century life, which no other set of documents can. They are a record of a family’s correspondence, from different members of the Paston family, … Continue reading
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Tagged British history, buildings and structures, medieval, real life tales, Sir John Falstolf, the Black Death, the Paston Letters, War of the Roses
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William Strickland, the Man Who Introduced Turkeys to England
Tomorrow in the U.S., we will be all about the turkey and fixings and football and preparing for Black Friday sales, but in the U.K., turkeys are a more traditional dish for Christmas. Why might you ask? We can blame … Continue reading
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Tagged British history, Christmas, food, holidays, navigator, Puritan, real life tales, turkey, William Strickland, Yorkshire
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James Lackington: The Man Who Revolutionized Book Stores
In a time when we bemoan the loss of Borders, Waldenbooks, and fear the demise of Barnes & Noble and Books-a-Million, it is hard for us to imagine what it must have been like for those who entered “The Dome … Continue reading
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All Hallow’s Eve During the Regency
For this piece, I pulled together bits of information on All Hallow’s Eve from a variety of sources, all of which are cited within the post. I hope you enjoy learning of some of Halloween’s traditions. All Hallow’s Eve (Halloween … Continue reading
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Capability Brown, England’s Greatest Landscape Artist: “This site has great capabilities.”
Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown changed the face of eighteenth century England, designing country estates and mansions, moving hills and making flowing lakes and serpentine rivers, a magical world of green. (About Capability Brown) The fifth child of William Brown, the land … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th Century, British history, buildings and structures, business, estates, Georgian Era, Lancelot "Capability" Brown, landscape artist, real life tales
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