Regency History

It's too early! Preparing a typical Jane Austen Christmas

It feels like Christmas preparation starts earlier every year -- but does it? Our blog editor Ellen explores how Christmas preparations went down in Jane Austen's time.

Back to school in Jane Austen's England

It's back to school season here in England. But what might school have looked like in Jane Austen's day? Our blog editor Ellen White explores.

English Bluebells

As spring starts to awaken and banish the winter cold, we thought it uplifting to have a look at the history of bluebells in England, just as they get ready to flower. For centuries, bluebells ha...

Rural England in the Age of Jane Austen

by Marc DeSantis A Rural England Though Jane Austen’s life of forty-one years was lamentably short, her time on earth, 1775 to 1817, was nonetheless one of great and momentous change.  England was...

A History of Haiti and Regency Slavery

A brief look at the history of slavery in England as well as the second "French Revolution"

The Work of the Type Founder

A look at Regency Fonts and Font making

Locked In: Regency Prisons, Gaols and Hulks

Life inside a Regency prison

The Art of Fashion Plates and Paperdolls

Discovering that which is "Very much worn this season..."

The Subscription Library and the Rise of Popular Fiction

The influence of the "Three Volume Novel" on "Literary Degradation"

Sydney Gardens, Bath

A little bit of wilderness in the heart of Bath.

Ice Skating in the Regency

The proper way to practice this popular pastime

A Blaise of Glory?

The real story behind Northanger Abbey's Blaize Castle.