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Tag Archives: Regency Era
Carriages, Coaches, Landaus, Gigs, Phaetons, and More – How to Write Regency Accident Scenes
There are many fine posts on the internet regarding the various types of coaches available to those of the Regency, but such is not the purpose of my piece today. This one has more to do with writing scenes in … Continue reading
Posted in British history, commerce, customs and tradiitons, England, Georgian England, Georgian Era, Great Britain, Jane Austen, Living in the Regency, Pride and Prejudice, real life tales, Regency era, travel
Tagged carriage, chaise and four, curricle, Georgian Era, gig, hackney coach, Hansom cab, Jane Austen, phaeton, Regency Era, Royal Mail, stagecoach, transportation
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Jane Austen’s Bread Crumbs, a Guest Post from Nancy Lawrence
This post originally appeared on Austen Authors on August 17, 2019. Enjoy! In the world of writing there’s a plot device known as foreshadowing. It’s when an author drops little bread crumbs of information that may not mean anything at … Continue reading
Posted in Austen Authors, book excerpts, British history, film adaptations, Georgian England, Georgian Era, Guest Post, Jane Austen, Living in the Regency, Pride and Prejudice, Regency era, Regency romance, writing
Tagged Austen Authors, Georgian Era, guest post, Nancy Lawrence, Pride and Prejudice, Regency Era, Variations, writing and publishing
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‘It was certainly a very remarkable coincidence!” – a Guest Post from Collins Hemingway
This post originally appeared on Austen Authors on October 3, 2019. The question is how do the main characters meet? And is “coincidence” and “compaction” necessary for writers? “It was certainly a very remarkable coincidence!”—Northanger Abbey. Writing from roughly 1795 … Continue reading
Posted in Austen Authors, British history, Georgian England, Georgian Era, Guest Post, historical fiction, history, Jane Austen, Living in the Regency, manuscript evaluation, Pride and Prejudice, publishing, reading habits, real life tales, Regency era, Regency personalities, romance, Sense & Sensibility, writing
Tagged Ann Radcliffe, Austen Authors, coincidence, Collins Hemingway, compaction, Georgian Era, guest post, Henry Fielding, Jane Austen, realistic fiction, Regency Era, Regency personalities, Sense and Sensibility, Shakespeare, style of writing, writing
Could a Person Change His Name During the Regency Era?
Was it possible for someone to change his name during the Regency? I recently purchased An Index to Changes of Name: Under Authority of Act of Parliament or Royal Licence, and Including Irregular Changes from I George III to 64 Victoria, … Continue reading
Posted in Act of Parliament, British history, Church of England, Georgian England, Georgian Era, history, Living in the Regency, real life tales, Regency era, research
Tagged British history, Christian names, deed poll, Earl of Jersey, Georgian Era, Lord Byron, name change, Regency Era, surnames
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Annulments, Divorces, Criminal Conversation in the Regency + Release of “The Heartless Earl” + a Giveaway
First, permit me to say that in the Regency period, divorces were few. They were expensive. The Church of England opposed divorce as vehemently as did the Roman Catholic church. The Church of England only permitted a “legal separation,” … Continue reading
Posted in Act of Parliament, American History, British history, Great Britain, Living in the Regency, real life tales, Regency era, Uncategorized
Tagged annulments, Church of England, Common Elements Project, divorce, elopement, English laws, giveaway, impotence, insanity, marriage laws, Regency Era, Regency romance, Romantic Suspense, Scottish laws, ship marriages, The Heartless Earl, voidable marriages
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Press Gangs in the Regency Era
Press gangs operated in England from medieval times, but during the war years the “tradition” was increased. In fact, the pressing of free men into military service was considered a royal prerogative. Pressgangs claimed many innocents who stumbled into the … Continue reading
The Mistress of the House, OR What Elizabeth Bennet Darcy Did at Pemberley, a Guest Post from Catherine Bilson
This post originally appeared on Austen Authors on August 15, 2019. What Elizabeth Bennet’s life would have been like once she became Mrs. Darcy of Pemberley is the subject of a good many Austen variations out there, and it’s been … Continue reading
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Tagged British history, estates, food, Georgian Era, guest post, Jane Austen, Living in the Regency, mistress of the house, Pemberley, Pride and Prejudice, Regency Era
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