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...

The Regency Wedding Breakfast

Looking for some Regency inspiration for the big day? We've got you covered.

A History of Haiti and Regency Slavery

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

To Punish or Defend? The Regency Duel

The intricacies of a regency era duel...

The Microcosm of London: Astley's Amphitheatre

Famous for the associated riding school and circus...

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

18th Century Cookery Books and the British Housewife

Cookbooks and the Regency Housewife by Vic Sanborn

The Baker

I suppose, you will be going to Streatham, to see quiet Mr. Hill and eat very bad baker's bread. Jane Austen to Cassandra, November 3, 1813

The Mail Guard

A look at the Regency Postal System and the men who kept it running.

Developments in Childbirth in Regency and Victorian England

The many dangers that awaited women in Austen's time

The Subscription Library and the Rise of Popular Fiction

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