Research

I share what I learn as I live in Regency England

  • ‘Old-Fashioned’ Romance?’

    What does that mean? I’m not referring to ‘closed door’ here. Though many readers might see that as old-fashioned. But a romance could be a closed door and still not be old-fashioned. Do you agree? I looked up old-fashioned in the Dictionary and got this: according to styles or types no longer current or common;…

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  • Spend Some Time With Me In the Regency Era

    Mad King George III was deemed unfit to rule Britain in 1811, and his son took over as prince regent. Then when George III died in 1820, the regent became King George IV. So technically, the Regency only lasted nine years. Culturally, however, what we consider the Regency Era spans a longer time period, from…

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  • What ever happened to “the morning call?”

    I’ll just have to discipline myself to sit here on this couch in my pajamas, bad hair, no make-up state and write/edit. And hope everyone is “calling” on someone else this afternoon.

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