Historical Belles and Beaus

George Bryan "Beau" Brummell (1778-1840) almost single-handedly brought frequent bathing into vogue in the Regency. The son of a...

I've recently been watching and enjoying two UK TV series about the early pre-history of Britain (Neil Oliver's and Bettany Hughes...

Loaded by Jen Black The roads in Tudor times were designed to get people to market. Where no towns existed, there were only rough tracks. M...

Writing about the Valois was fascinating as they were such a troubled family. All Catherine’s sons seemed to be blighted, probably as a res...

By: Stephanie Burkhart St. Patrick was an interesting guy who helped to bring Christianity to Ireland. It's kind of hard to pin down whe...

By Stephanie Burkhart George VI was the right man for his times, but his life had never been easy despite his title. Recently, I saw the mov...

I lost my day planner last week, and I've been lost without it. So lost, in fact, that I completely forgot to post my blog yesterday w...

Loaded by Jen Black It is often forgotten that there were Englishmen amongst the Jacobite supporters who rose in rebellion in 1715. If one n...

By summer 1647, the Roundheads were winning the English Civil War. Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army had crushed the Cavaliers at Marsto...

Hi everyone, I was so taken aback to see this and so excited that I just had to share! Both my novels are in the best sellers list for Histo...

This is the wonderful Middleham Castle at Middleham in Wensyldale, Yorkshire. Once the home of King Richard the Third, it is a wonderful pla...

By: Stephanie Burkhart My story in the Cupid Diaries is one that is close to my heart – that of George II and Caroline of Ansbach. It's...

Marguerite de Valois, known as Margot, was the youngest of the three daughters of King Henry II and Queen Catherine de Medici. Catherine was...

Regency England was a dirty place--and not only because of the large amount of horse manure around. Although the proverb "cleanliness...

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