It’s best to start off saying that in the Regency era, a horse’s breed often went unremarked. There also could be confusion about a horse’s breeding since records might not be well kept, or gossip just got the facts wrong. Even Wellington’s favored mount, Copenhagen, was sometimes noted as being half-thoroughbred when it was his dam, Lady Catherine, who was a half-bred mare but was entered into the General Stud Book (started in 1791). Copenhagen was sired by Meteor, a son of the great...| Regency Fiction Writers
Hello, friends! It’s December which means it’s time to dive into the LAST Know the Novel for the year! Technically, I’ve not added a single word to Unwind the Shadows since I reached my FicFrenzy goal and hit 100k words in the second week of November. My hope is to return to it in January […]| Christine Smith
Hey, hey, friends! I’m emerging from my frenzied writing fog to give an update on how my FicFrenzy novel has been going! Whew! It really has been a frenzied few weeks of writing. And I can’t believe the event ends FRIDAY! But it’s been such a joy gathering with my FicFriends and supporting each other […]| Christine Smith
Fall’s FicFrenzy is nearly upon us! Soon I’ll be taking advantage of the motivation fall always brings me to type madly away at a new project! Sooo today I’m answering the Know th…| Christine Smith
SEPTEMBER 29, 2025 THE WALLFLOWER’S GREAT ESCAPE (The Wallflowers’ Revolt) by Valerie Bowman (author website), June Third Enterprises, LLC SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 AN INDEPENDENT INNOCENT (Zodiac Regency) by Meredith Bond (author website), Anessa Books OCTOBER 1, 2025 COURTING SCANDAL WITH THE DUKE by Ann Lethbridge (author website), Harlequin Mill and Boon OCTOBER 2, 2025 AN...| Regency Fiction Writers
Does your hero drive a curricle, a sporty phaeton, or a cabriolet? What is the difference between a barouche and a landau? How does a man transport his family and staff to London for the Season? Is there a better way to track down your runaway than quizzing ostlers at coaching inns? How do you get to countries across the sea? Carriages and Travel in Regency England will answer these and many other questions. Allison Lane will cover styles and fittings for all period carriages, where to buy th...| Regency Fiction Writers
James Andrews’ insipid watercolour portrait of Jane Austen (1869) based on Cassandra’s. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen. Penguin Popular Classics, 1994 (1814). “‘I do no…| Calmgrove Books
Cooking is one of my favorite pastimes—eating and learning about good food is a pleasure. This means it was not difficult to dive into the research needed for a restaurant in Paris of 1815 for the …| Shannon Donnelly's Fresh Ink
About1816 @jameshobson.bsky.social My new book is a biography of one man and a review of the Georgian ruling class in the period 1770–1820. It covers their institutions, their mentality, their modus operandi, and how they maintained their position as the ruling establishment. The story of Georgian Britain’s top ten thousand is told through one of…| Georgian and Victorian Britain
Eleven years and one day ago, I posted the first article for The Regency Redingote here. Earlier this year, I retired and I have decided that this is an auspicious day on which to retire The Regency Redingote. This will … Continue reading →| The Regency Redingote
This document flitted across my research radar nearly ten years ago, mentioned in a footnote in one of those superior books on the history of jewelery written by Diana Scarisbrick. She very kindly noted where the document was archived, and … Continue reading →| The Regency Redingote
Even before the Regency began, these redolent objects were carried by a great many ladies, and even a few gentlemen. Fortunately, by the beginning of our favorite decade, they had become much smaller than had been necessary in previous centuries. … Continue reading →| The Regency Redingote
It was the English who first liberated furniture from the walls of their rooms. However, by the time the Prince of Wales became Regent, most people in other countries, both on the Continent and in America, had done the same. … Continue reading →| The Regency Redingote
The first time I saw a fore-edge painting was as a freshman, on an orientation tour of the rare book collection of my college library. I love books and art, so I was thoroughly entranced by the combination, particularly since … Continue reading →| The Regency Redingote
Women have been doing various kinds of needlework for millenia. Initially, most of that work was utilitarian, primarily making and mending clothing and household textiles. But as the centuries progressed, more and more women, particularly ladies of the upper classes, … Continue reading →| The Regency Redingote
There is no mistake in the title of this article. Trial by combat was quite legal in Britain, until the last full year of the Regency. Essentially, trial by combat was a type of duel which was sanctioned by the … Continue reading →| The Regency Redingote
Though many people assume that the idea of putting a mirror on the walls and/or ceiling of a room originated in the twentieth century, they would by off by more than two centuries. The French, who had first invented plate … Continue reading →| The Regency Redingote
Though this specialty form of luxury equine architecture was falling out of fashion in England by the turn of the nineteenth century, there were still several in place across Britain. In addition, the Prince of Wales had commissioned more than … Continue reading →| The Regency Redingote
Despite the fact that the firm of Morgan and Sanders was considered the leading patent furniture-maker in London during the Regency, neither partner ever actually never filed for a single patent fo…| The Regency Redingote
Today, there is no doubt about what happened to the weather in Europe and North America in 1816—it was the worst summer weather known in living memory. In Europe, it is referred to as the “Ye…| Georgian and Victorian Britain
Today marks the start of a new month-by-month series, “A Year in Jane Austen’s World,” in which I highlight several important events and details that happened in Jane Austen’s nov…| Jane Austen's World
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What could Jane Austen and similar unmarried gentlewomen of the Regency Age, look forward to? There were certainly a host of activities that could fill and kill time, but what could be anticipated …| Georgian and Victorian Britain
