Category: Regency and Research
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Book Blitz: A Hero To Hold
A Book Blitz celebrating Sheri Humphreys’ first book A HERO TO HOLD.
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Glossary of Wacky Words I Love (And Use)
This week’s post is technically just about the Regency Period. Instead, I wanted to provide a brief glossary of words I enjoy, and which I use (sometimes to the confusion of others). Please forgive my definitions, as any mistakes are certainly my own. Bow Street – reference to the Bow Street Runners or Bow Street…
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Escape to the Regency: 10 Reasons I wish I could escape through time
It’s been one of those weeks / months, and I’ve been thinking about running away. I’ll let you know whether that’s a literal escape, or a figurative one. And while the Regency period, and in fact, most periods of any context (including our own) have both their qualities and dark underbellies, I’m ignoring the dark…
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The Pig-Faced Woman: Found it!
Have you ever found a little tidbit of research only to completely forget where or when you saw it? What you have here has eluded me for months. I originally read of this legend in Captain Rees Howell Gronow’s reminiscences. Behold: The pig-faced lady. I finally found word of it (and was jumping up and…
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Regency Graveyards, Pt1
Remember how I mentioned that I have a thirst for the unusual when it comes to the Regency period? As a result, I have been combing resources (online and elsewhere) for information about Regency graveyards. First note: if you want to do the same search, save yourself some aggravation, and use the search term “cemetery”…
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Stress Driving You Mad?: St. Luke’s Hospital
Bedlam, or Bethlem, Hospital has achieved such historic notoriety, certainly most of us have heard of it. Here it was that pauper lunatics were sent up until 1751. Now, the sad fact was that the 18th and early 19th centuries were not kind to lunatics. They were often treated little better than animals. If they…
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Newgate: Clarifying the picture
Newgate Chapel. From my research and familiarity with the era, I know that Newgate was one of the most notorious of the prisons during the Regency Period. So, take a look at this etching, originally from The Microcosm of London. What do you think is happening? If you’re like me, you see that it looks…
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A Regency Woman’s “Job”
Today’s post was inspired while I poked around at other people’s lovely blogs. I came upon “The Regency Reticule” (do follow the link to check it out yourself.) Here’s the quote I liked: “…For instance, nowadays, most parents of daughters want their little girls to grow up and find a career or vocation they can…
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A Very Brief History Of Forensics: Yes, Pre 20th c.
Like most people, I got my first “taste” of forensics through CSI, and found myself fascinated. Unlike most people, this fascination led me to want to write a book about a Regency era detective who used forensics to solve crimes, and magic to fill in the blanks of unavailable technology. First, I had to research…
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Strange But Fun Research Books
I’m taking a break from the Regency for this week and instead showing off some of my favorite weird-ass books that I have on my shelves for research. You know the kind: they’re kind of unexpected, they’re not exactly the kind of book you use as everyday reference, they can become an enormous time-suck, but…