Regency History

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...
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A History of Haiti and Regency Slavery
A brief look at the history of slavery in England as well as the second "French Revolution"
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The Microcosm of London: Astley's Amphitheatre
Famous for the associated riding school and circus...
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18th Century Cookery Books and the British Housewife
Cookbooks and the Regency Housewife by Vic Sanborn
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Developments in Childbirth in Regency and Victorian England
The many dangers that awaited women in Austen's time
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The Subscription Library and the Rise of Popular Fiction
The influence of the "Three Volume Novel" on "Literary Degradation"
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