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The Glittering Eighteenth Century

Simply Romance Posted on June 29, 2021 by Alina K. FieldJune 27, 2021

Early this month I blogged about the glittering, garish fashions of men in the Georgian era. Dazzling Reflections In the dazzling world of the upper classes, fashion in dress reflected fashion in home decoration. The Corning Museum of Glass in … Continue reading →

Posted in #HistoricalResearch | Tagged Corning Museum, Eighteenth Century Fashion, Historical Research, Robert Adam

The Smuggling Vicar of Gorleston

Simply Romance Posted on April 20, 2021 by Alina K. FieldApril 17, 2021

Here I am, talking about the subject of eighteenth and nineteenth century smuggling again! Have you read my most recent release, The Comtesse of Midnight, in the Storm & Shelter Bluestocking Belles and Friend Collection? If so, you know that … Continue reading →

Posted in #HistoricalResearch | Tagged Historical Research, Norfolk Smuggling, Smuggling, Storm & Shelter

Celebrating Halloween with a #FreeBook

Simply Romance Posted on October 20, 2020 by Alina K. FieldOctober 17, 2020

Happy almost Halloween! I’m in the thick of revisions and proofing, so I’m reprising an old post from a few years ago. Did our Regency characters celebrate Halloween? Regency stories abound with tales of masked balls and costumed Vauxhall romps. … Continue reading →

Posted in Halloween | Tagged #FreeBook, Halloween in the Regency, Historical Research, The Ghost of Depford Hall

From the Historical Research Files: Smuggling Spirits

Simply Romance Posted on September 8, 2020 by Alina K. FieldSeptember 7, 2020

I’ve stumbled into a fortunately not too deep rabbit hole over the issue of smuggling spirits, which led me back to some earlier research that I’ll share a bit further on in the post.  And now, without further ado, I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in #HistoricalResearch | Tagged Gin, Historical Research, Smuggling in Britain, Smuggling Spirits

Pogonotrophy in the Regency

Simply Romance Posted on August 27, 2019 by Alina K. FieldAugust 24, 2019
Portrait of a hussar private in 1812, in full uniform and leading a bare-backed horse.

Pogonotrophy, a Word for your Next Scrabble Game, Means… The art of cultivating facial hair. I stumbled across this word in a BBC article from a few years ago about the history of mustache–or for the Brits, moustache–wearing. From carefully … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Research | Tagged Historical Research, Men's Facial Hair, Pogonotrophy, Regency men's fashions

Part II, The Highland Laird, “The Fox”

Simply Romance Posted on June 25, 2019 by Alina K. FieldJune 23, 2019

Lord Lovat Revisited Two weeks ago I blogged about a hero of D-Day, Simon Fraser, the fifteenth Lord Lovat. While researching for that post I came across another Lord Lovat, not quite so heroic. In fact, he was such a … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Research, Uncategorized | Tagged Historical Research, Lord Lovat, Outlander, Simon Fraser, The Fox

Appendicitis–From the #Historical Research Files

Simply Romance Posted on May 14, 2019 by Alina K. FieldMay 9, 2019

Modern Medicine Now Last week doctors performed an emergency appendectomy on my seven-year-old great-nephew. They swiftly diagnosed and treated his condition with minimally invasive surgery. The miracles of modern medicine! But What Happened In the Olden Days? Which got me … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Research, Uncategorized | Tagged appendectomy, Appendicitis, Historical Research

Spring Cleaning, From the #Historical Research Files

Simply Romance Posted on April 30, 2019 by Alina K. FieldApril 29, 2019

This past weekend as I went round my house washing all the downstairs windows inside and out, I wondered whether any Regency ladies–say, for example, Jane Austen–had been required to engage in such tedious labor. Murdering Flies And then I … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Research | Tagged #ReadaRegency, Historical Research, Mrs Beeton's, Spring Cleaning

Take a Leap Into Love This Week #FreeBook, #ReadaRegency

Simply Romance Posted on February 25, 2019 by Alina K. FieldFebruary 24, 2019

This post is coming a day early because I wanted to let everyone know that my 2018 novella, A Leap Into Love, is free February 25-March 1, 2019. A Quick, Sweet, Read Not willing to wait until the next Leap … Continue reading →

Posted in #FreeBook | Tagged #ReadaRegency, free book, Historical Research, Leap Day

London Waterways (of a Different Sort!)

Simply Romance Posted on January 15, 2019 by Alina K. FieldJanuary 12, 2019

Uh-oh! I’m crunching deadlines for a book and the upcoming California Dreamin’ Conference, as well as spending hours and hours on the phone dealing with medical insurance issues, so here’s a link to a post I wrote at Historical Hussies … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Research | Tagged Historical Research, London Sewers

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