D-Day Did you follow the 75th anniversary observances of D-Day last week? So many heroes fought and died on the beaches of Normandy, or parachuted into the French countryside, all under enemy fire. The Wall Street Journal reviewed several D-Day … Continue reading →
I’m closing out my series of posts about my recent visit to Colonial Williamsburg with pictures from my visit to the Weaver’s Shop and the Tailor. The Weaver If you’re familiar with eighteenth and nineteenth century English history, you know … Continue reading →
A couple of weeks ago I typed “The End” on a Regency novella that blends the Secret Baby and Cinderella tropes, and is tentatively titled The Marquess and the Midwife. Following my usual mostly seat-of-the-pants process, some elements of the … Continue reading →
I’m posting a day earlier than usual because my week is filling up quickly with all the Christmas things I’ve left until the last minute–baking, shopping, wrapping! I’ve gone through my files for some oldie-but-goodie guest posts from a couple … Continue reading →
In my last post I talked about Francis Bradlee’s book, Piracy in the West Indies and its Suppression. This week I want to share one of the stories of pirate cruelty. Bradlee includes the entire narrative of the ordeal of … Continue reading →
I’m reading a fascinating history book, Piracy in the West Indies and its Suppression, by Francis B.C. Bradlee. The so-called golden age of piracy might have ended before the American Revolution, but there was a spurt of piracy during the late … Continue reading →
A couple of months ago I blogged about another “foreign” U.S. holiday, St. Patrick’s Day, and mentioned Cinco de Mayo. This holiday seems to be promoted by beer and tequila makers, all well and good, but there’s a lot more to … Continue reading →
Many Regency romances are set against the dramatic backdrop of an island nation fighting for its very survival against a messianic European man bent on world domination. (Echoes of World War II? Who says history doesn’t repeat itself!) At the height of the conflicts with Napoleon, … Continue reading →
An Anniversary… A few weeks ago I wrote about the story world of author Georgette Heyer, and an upcoming post I was working on. My article about Regency Buck, the first Regency romance, published in 1935, went live yesterday on the Beau Monde … Continue reading →
Late December 1811 found Lord Wellington in his winter quarters in the town of Frenada, Portugal. He and his officers rode out on fox hunts and dined with friends in their lodgings. Some of the younger officers staged a production … Continue reading →