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Beverley Eikli - THE RELUCTANT BRIDE 23 Aug 2013 | 04:09 am
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Today I'd like to welcome Beverley Eikli to the Historical and Regency Romance UK blog as my guest. She is the author of three Regency novels, p...
Why Was Wellington's Horse called Copenhagen? 19 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
I had heard of the Battle of Copenhagen, and knew it was a naval battle, but I had always assumed it had been against the French and had always wondered vaguely why Wellington called his horse Copenh...
On-line Serials 15 Aug 2013 | 04:26 pm
My "Rapunzel Tower" complete with plait of hair I've been reading Louise Allen's new on-line Regency story this week, An Experiment in Love. If you haven't found it yet, it can be found by clicking h...
A Day in the Life of a Country Aristocrat 13 Aug 2013 | 05:51 am
Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE This might constitute a typical day in the country, but every day would have its differences and its own varieties. The household of the mythica...
An Essex Ghost Story - 'Catherine Canham - a beautiful bigamist.' 9 Aug 2013 | 01:16 pm
As I'm about to embark on a Jane Austen linked ghost story I've been reading a delightful little book called "Ghosts of Essex" by Betty Puttick. There is a romantic one set in Thorpe-le-Soken, which ...
The Lady and the Laird - Scotland in the Regency Era 7 Aug 2013 | 12:25 pm
The first book in my new series, Scottish Brides, has just been published and I've found researching Regency Scotland so interesting. I thought I would share a few of my favourite pieces of research. ...
Chiswick House and Gardens: a hidden gem 6 Aug 2013 | 12:22 am
Chiswick House, barely five miles as the crow flies from central London , is one of the capital’s hidden gems. Built in the 1720s as a summer villa, it is unusual in that it was actually designed by...
LOCAL INSPIRATION – HOW A SIMPLE STREET SIGN SPARKED A NOVEL 3 Aug 2013 | 07:00 am
Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE How can a humble street sign inspire a story? Well, that is exactly what happened with my latest Sarah Mallory novel, a Regency Romance called B...
New books from Anne Herries 27 Jul 2013 | 04:40 pm
His Unusual governess, a stand alone book has been on sale for a couple of months now, but in September there is a new Medieval - Promised to the Crusader, Wonderful cover for this. There is also a ...
Directing Pride and Prejudice! 25 Jul 2013 | 11:45 am
In 1995 my life completely changed when I watched a television series on a Sunday evening for six weeks. It was Pride and Prejudice, starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle, adapted by Andrew Davies, a...