A little about #Regencyera inventor Humphry Davy

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...

Regency Reader Questions: Honorifics and Frankenstein

Moniker/Name: Dot Source of Question: Reg Rom Book Your Question: In Frankenstein, some of the men are addressed by the honorific of M. (eg. M. Waldman), and I was wondering what this was short for…

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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...

Regency Events: Corn Laws (1815)

If you have read a lot of Regency romance, its highly probable you have run into a character mentioning the Corn Laws.  But what were they?   In 1815, following the Napoleonic Wars, Parliament…

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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...

Regency Culture and Society: Men and Manners (31)

This is the thirty-first post in our Men and Manners, Maxims for life by a Gentleman (Men and Manners ; Or, Concentrated Wisdom. 4th Ed. Much Enlarged, 1809) series.  For the first thirty posts: Re…

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

Regency Reader Questions: All About the Dukes…No Barons

Regency Reader Question I have always understood that dukes are very rare, and in the English peerage, most have a connection or actual blood relationship to the Royal Family. In romantic fiction h…

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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...

Regency Advertisements: Argyll Rooms Masquerade Ball

Morning Post – Tuesday 01 July 1806 For my new historical nonfiction book, Regency Masquerades in Regency Britain, I poured over hundreds of advertisements like this, as well as hundreds of e…

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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

Regency Reader Questions: Pin Money and Pins

Moniker/Name: Elizabeth Source of Question: Just curious Your Question: Hello Anne, I’m familiar with the term ‘Pin Money’ both literally and figuratively, but I don’t quite understand exactly how …

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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...

Regency Reader Questions: An Ad Starring John Wilkes Booth’s Dad

Moniker/Name: Terry Sue Source of Question: Research Your Question: I just wondered if the advertisement for Zimmermanic Powder which gives the celebrity reference of a “Miss Booth” rel…

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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...

Regency Men: Charles Wright

One of the characters you will learn about in my new historical non-fiction book Masquerade Balls in Regency Britain is Charles Wright.  Primarily a wine purveyor, he also dabbled in the world of i…

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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!

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Look forward to June! Here is a list of new #nonfiction #books about the #18thcentury scheduled for next month: regency-explorer.net/new-releases/ #Regency #Napoleon #history #JaneAusten #read

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.