Regency History

What is May Day? The holiday weekend in Jane Austen's time

Our blog editor, Ellen, explores the history of May Day, looks at how it was observed in Jane Austen's time, and considers what we can learn about our culture through the changing face of the holid...

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...

12 Days of Georgian Christmas

Looking for a new tradition to spice up your Christmas this year? We have twelve  ideas for you, courtesy of the Georgian period.

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"

19th Century Learning Academies and Boarding Schools

Vic Sanborn reveals the details of Regency Education through an Eyewitness Account

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"