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Day by Day to Waterloo

Simply Romance Posted on March 24, 2015 by Alina K. FieldMarch 22, 2015

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 →

Posted in history, Regency, Uncategorized | Tagged history, Hundred Days, Napoleon, Regency, Waterloo

10 Facts about Smuggling in Georgian England

Simply Romance Posted on March 10, 2015 by Alina K. FieldMarch 9, 2015

A few months ago I posted about hunting in Georgian and Regency England and about how the peace that followed the Napoleonic Wars impacted the economy and hunting laws of England. I’ve been researching the topic of smuggling in England … Continue reading →

Posted in Smuggling, Uncategorized | Tagged history, Regency, tea

Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Day

Simply Romance Posted on February 17, 2015 by Alina K. FieldFebruary 15, 2015

Since tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, it seemed like a good idea to do a post about today. In England, this is Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Day, and in the rest of the world, Carnival, or Mardi Gras. In the more traditional Christian churches … Continue reading →

Posted in Pancake Day, Regency, research, Shrove Tuesday, Uncategorized | Tagged history, Lent, Olney, Pancake Day, shrove Tuesday, Spitalfields

The Halfway Point

Simply Romance Posted on February 3, 2015 by Alina K. FieldFebruary 2, 2015

Living in the mild Mediterranean climate of a coastal desert as I do deprives one of some of the celebrations and mile-markers of life. Like yesterday’s all important Halfway Point, Groundhog Day, the day that Punxsutawney Phil, using ancient traditional forecasting methods, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Festivals, history, Punxsutawney Phil, weather

A Post for Winnie-philes (Fans of Winston Churchill, That Is)

Simply Romance Posted on January 27, 2015 by Alina K. FieldJanuary 25, 2015

January 24, 2015 marked the fiftieth anniversary of the passing of one of the great heroes of the twentieth century, Winston Churchill. In a lovely Op-Ed piece in the Wall Street Journal, his granddaughter Celia Sandys describes his last days … Continue reading →

Posted in Churchill, Uncategorized | Tagged heroes, history, World War II

Bond Girls in Ancient Times

Simply Romance Posted on January 20, 2015 by Alina K. FieldJanuary 18, 2015

Though I’ve always enjoyed the action and adventure of the James Bond movies, I never saw much true romance between James and his Bond Girls until the train scene in Casino Royale when Eva Greene showed Daniel Craig that he had met his … Continue reading →

Posted in research, spies, Uncategorized | Tagged Bond girls, history, spies

An Anniversary, a Funeral, and an Invitation

Simply Romance Posted on January 6, 2015 by Alina K. FieldJanuary 5, 2015

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 →

Posted in history, Lady Jane's Salon, Regency, Uncategorized | Tagged history, Regency, Rosalyn's Ring, Wellington

Christmas Eve 1944

Simply Romance Posted on December 24, 2014 by Alina K. FieldDecember 21, 2014

Mixed in with all the happiness of Christmas are some sad memories, and I couldn’t let Christmas 2014 pass without mentioning the events of seventy years ago, Christmas Eve 1944. It was a wartime Christmas, a hopeful time, as the … Continue reading →

Posted in history, SS Leopoldville, Uncategorized | Tagged Christmas, history, World War II

Five Facts about the Peninsular War

Simply Romance Posted on December 2, 2014 by Alina K. FieldDecember 1, 2014

If you are a fan of Bernard Cornwell’s Richard Sharpe books, or have seen Sean Bean’s excellent portrayal of the hero in the series, you are familiar with the battles among the French, British, Spanish and Portuguese in the Iberian peninsula during the Napoleonic era. And if … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Peninsular War, Uncategorized | Tagged Corunna, George Scovell, history, military ciphers, romance, Salamanca, Wellington

The Mother of Thanksgiving

Simply Romance Posted on November 25, 2014 by Alina K. FieldNovember 24, 2014

Though the Prince Regent of England declared a day of Thanksgiving in January 1816, Thanksgiving as an annual holiday is a new world phenomenon. In the United States, the tireless crusading of Sarah Hale led in 1863 to the establishment of Thanksgiving as a national holiday. The “Mother of Thanksgiving” was … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized | Tagged history, Sarah Hale, Thanksgiving

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