A reader asks what the M stands for in Frankenstein names, so we talk a little about honorifics in the Regency regrom.com/2025/09/24/r...

As I cross over to video content I have been thinking a lot about oral versus written traditions and how we seem to be shifting rapidly to an oral culture in terms US. I find this to be true in my day job, too, and think it also touches on why 1/2

Tis the season where I asked for Autumnal Regency romance recommendations...

I posted a short, ham fisted overview of the Corn Laws that has been very popular. I find a lot of solace in history, nothing new under the sun. regrom.com/2025/08/10/r...

Do folks like videos on this platform? I am still trying to familiarize myself with BlueSky.

There is some good dialogue about the state of historical romance on some of the other socials. What do you think? Is histrom dead? What killed it?

I discovered Doctor Syntax in my research for Masquerade Balls in Regency Britain. The Dr. was a popular comedic costume, often called the first cartoon character that spawned a whole industry of Doctor Syntax merchandise. #Regency #19thcenturyhistory #regencymasquerade

UPDATED! Jane Austen 250 – a list of new books scheduled for 2025: regency-explorer.net/jane250/ #JaneAusten #18thc

Sometimes music makes me melancholy, too, but I do relate to the ecstatic and healing properties of music. regrom.com/2025/07/14/r...

Throwback to one of my favorite Regency Reader questions where I could do some analysis on Dukes. regrom.com/2019/08/10/r...

For my book, I read hundreds of ads, editorials, and other primary sources to track masquerades through the long Regency. Here is an example: regrom.com/2025/07/12/r...

Newhailes House in Scotland was inherited during the long Regency by Miss Christian Dalrymple, who enjoyed the estate for over forty years...without a husband. regrom.com/2025/06/28/r...

“What dreadful Hot weather we have!—it keeps one in a continual state of inelegance.” — Jane Austen, in a letter to her sister, Cassandra, September 18, 1796. 1816 caricature by James Gillray. #JaneAusten #heatwave

A reader asks about pins and how they were used. Byron makes a surprising appearance. regrom.com/2025/06/22/r... #Regency #19thcentury #pinmoney

Another mass Twitter exodus! Welcome, followers - old and new. If you ever wondered what would happen if you needed a leg amputated in 1832, or if you had a toothache in 1765 - look no further. From the weird to the wonderful, I'm your gal for all things medical history!

#FridayFrocks #SensationalSilks: Evening gown, c.1818–24, made from semi-transparent silk gauze. A replica silk under-dress shimmers through the fabric. See it in our current #Regency fashion exhibition: ‘High Waists to Romantic Tastes’. On until 30.08.25.

Male dress during this century also transformed. The flamboyance of the Regency period faded into the somber attire of men who "wanted to appear as grave and serious as the banks and factories they owned." This was the birth of the lounge suit, a progenitor of the business suit.

A Regency Reader spots a reference to a Miss Booth and writes in to confirm...is she the Aunt of John Wilkes Booth? regrom.com/2025/06/18/r...

Could Heroines of Regency Novels Have Enjoyed the Fragrance of Wisterias? read more: regency-explorer.net/wisteria/ #18thc #JaneAusten

One of the characters from my new book is the famous wine and champagne purveyor, Charles Wright. He was known for reasonable prices of sparkling and creaming champagne. regrom.com/2025/06/12/r...

Grateful to have had the opportunity to work with @penandswordbooks.bsky.social on exploring my passion for the Regency! I have had a brilliant time researching and writing Masquerade Balls in Regency Britain and hope it delights, informs, and inspires.

Thank you Anna for featuring my just released (in UK) book, Masquerade Balls in Regency Britain on your #nonfiction release list. It's a dream come true for me, after years of enjoying these posts and the incredible research about the Regency!

Writers make use of many creativity techniques. Using chance cards can be helpful when being stuck in creating a plot. Here is the link to my free Story Generator for Regency Novels: regency-explorer.net/story-genera... with more than 100 chance cards. Give it a try.

Design for a parsonage house: regrom.com/2025/05/04/r...

Unmarked English dessert service (1790s), probably by Hartley, Greens & Co., with the arms of the family of Silfverhielm, National Museum, Stockholm #c18th #c18 #18thc

A reader asks for extant examples of key cabinets: regrom.com/2025/04/12/r... not much in earlier 19th century but the Victorians had some stylish designs

Men and Manners, 1809.

Enjoy reading in February! Here is a list of new #nonfiction #books about the #18thcentury scheduled for this month: regency-explorer.net/new-releases/ - updated! #Regency #Napoleon #history #JaneAusten #read

Bookcase door designs from Sheraton, T. (1794). The Cabinet-Maker And Upholsterer’s Drawing-Book: In Three Parts. United Kingdom: Mathews.

This collection of footwear appeared in The whole art of dress! or, The road to elegance and fashion, at the enormous saving of thirty per cent!!! By a cavalry officer. (1830).

American or European. Evening dress,1810-12. Cotton. "Fine Indian muslin used in the Empire period was manufactured& embroidered in India &exported to Europe &America. The finest and most sheer cottons were coveted for these qualities." © & collection the Met Museum #FashionHistory

A very interesting article on Queen Charlotte as royal hostess and on her social role as queen consort. Side note: I never cease to be amazed that Georgian balls often involved supper around midnight and dancing until the early hours of the morning...sometimes even to 6am!

🪡 Unknown. Evening Dress and matching Spencer, c.1820. Blue woven silk with silver floral trellis design. © & collection the V&A musuem #Fashionhistory

Good morning to everyone, but especially to all the squirrels, for today is their special day! This illustration of a red squirrel comes from 'Animated Nature Vol. 1' (1828) by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. 📷 Reserve 590 BUF #SquirrelAppreciationDay #SquirrelDay #RareBooks

There is wisdom in trying to understand the true value of something before we sell it too cheaply.

With #TikTok's future in the air, the recent exodus from X & Meta, social media refugees exploring BlueSky & RedNote, the suppression of fact checkers, and the rise of media conflicts of interest, #medialiteracy has never been more important. Give these accounts a follow! go.bsky.app/SBxQWE7

If Regency women didn’t wear underwear, what happened when they got their periods?! (Their regency periods… if you will). youtube.com/shorts/NpTBl...

Today's #ootd is this 1825-8 dress. From the idea of the traditional Regency dress of a white muslin columnal, empire-waisted dress, in the mid-1820s, skirts became fuller, the waist sat closer to the natural waist, and the shoulders sloped down and became fuller. It still has some of the trends in

Reasons to love January Regency winter outfit by The Couture Courtesan www.pinterest.de/pin/28492311...

I've updated the new "For those coming from BookTok" resource in my Unofficial Guide To Bluesky. Includes links to community threads where #BookSky and #BookTok users can contribute tips and resources: publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/bo...

I'm currently running a proof #giveaway of my upcoming release, #ALadysGuideToMurder (a steamy #EnemiesToLovers #RegencyRomance with a side of murder). Hop over to felicitygeorge_romance on Instagram & like and comment on my reel to enter! Draw is on Sunday, January 12th.

A little history on mistletoe: regrom.com/2024/12/22/r...

A Jane Austen Advent Calendar - December 23 December 23, 1815: Emma is published. Jane’s nephew wrote, "She was very fond of Emma, but did not reckon on her being a general favourite; for, when commencing that work, she said, ‘I am going to take a heroine whom no one but myself will much like.’”

Did Father Christmas visit Regency England? We spent time looking into the sources for the old fella who personifies the season. www.regencyhistory.net/blog/father-...

regrom.com/2024/12/14/r... A maximum for life

📚 34 JAFF authors are giving away books, which means one Grand Prize winner will receive 34 new books! 📚 34 individual winners will also receive a single book! Click to enter or for more details. authoramandakai.wixsite.com/home/post/ja... #Austenesque #JAFF

Where is Carlton House, the Prince Regent’s palace? A few days ago we explored the site. It’s between Pall Mall and the Mall.

18th century stationery trade cards Apart from spending time in bookshops I do love an old fashioned stationery shop and  have fond memories of such a bookshop/stationers in my home town, Nottingham, whilst the shop is long gone, the memories remain. This memory made me decide it was time to take…

Fashionable bonnets depicted in Costume Parisien, 1819. From the collection of Willet-Holthuysen. #FashionHistory #19thc #FashionPlateFriday

I learned a new word this week: regrom.com/2024/11/26/r...