Tag Archives: Regency Era

Costs of Living During the Regency Period

Posted on February 14, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

For those of us who write Regency-based novels, the cost of items periodically comes up. How much would would a lady’s gown cost for her Come Out? What was the cost of bread or cheese? For a better understanding of … Continue reading →

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Corruption of the Blood or Committing a Felony During the Regency Era

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

In English law, an attainer was the extinction of one’s civil rights and political rights due to the sentence death from outlawry after a conviction of treason or felony. “The most important consequences of attainder were forfeiture and corruption of … Continue reading →

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Happy Release Day!!! Love Her But, LEAVE HER WILD

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

Book Blurb and Purchase Links: Leave Her Wild: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary A Mandate from His Uncle  The only reason Fitzwilliam Darcy has come to London for the Short Season is to save his beloved Pemberley. He requires a … Continue reading →

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Mensa et Thoro? How it Differs from Divorce… + the Release of “Leave Her Wild” + a Giveaway

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

If you are a regular follower of this blog, you should be aware that in the Regency Period, divorce was a VERY messy affair – VERY public – VERY expensive – and almost impossible to achieve. It, literally, took an act … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 29” + the Release of “Leave Her Wild: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary” + a Giveaway

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

In last Wednesday’s post regarding the game Shove Half Penny, at the end of the excerpt I provided, we have this tidbit of conversation between Darcy and Elizabeth: “All on your shoulders, Lizzy,” Mr. Bennet whispered, but they had heard … Continue reading →

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Amending a Will During the Regency Era + the Release of “Leave Her Wild” + a Giveaway

Posted on February 3, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

Recently, I had a reader write to me to ask about whether a man could amend a will during the Regency period, and, if so, what all was involved. The implication was the will was amended to subvert another from … Continue reading →

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Playing Shove Half Penny with Elizabeth and Darcy + the Release of “Leave Her Wild” + a Giveaway

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

One of the fun parts of writing for me is to learn something of the time period. Therefore, I have added the game Shove Half Penny to my story. Do you know it? Here are the basics of the game: … Continue reading →

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Courtesy Title or Not

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

Courtesy titles are the bane of all writers dealing with the aristocracy. First and foremost, if you are one of those who cannot keep it straight, I would suggest this link https://www.chinet.com/~laura/html/titles05.html as it contains a good summary, along with … Continue reading →

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Marrying During the Regency

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

For most of Western history, marriage was a private contract between two families. Until the 16th-century, Christian churches accepted the validity of a marriage on the basis of a couple’s declarations. If two people claimed that they had exchanged marital … Continue reading →

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Height in the Early 1800s (or) How Tall Was Mr. Darcy?

Posted on January 15, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

First, let us take a quick look at “height,” in general. In the early phase of anthropometric research history, questions about height measuring techniques for measuring nutritional status often concerned genetic differences.[“Stadiometers and Height Measurement Devices”. stadiometer.com.]  Height is also important … Continue reading →

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