Research Links
I'm always adding here...
Maps
Map of London 1817...I love to study maps and this one is a comprehensive street-by-street layout of London in the Regency
Language
Victorian Slang Glossary....well really, if you're going to be authentic, you need to know what a Blue Bottle is.
English phrases and their origins...making sure "Absence makes the heart grow fonder" is not a modern expression
Regency Era
Regency Dances...because not all dances allow for a scintillating conversation to take place
Jessamyn's Regency Costume Companion...As the novels I'm currently writing are in the Regency period!
Common Regency Errors...this is a good start to how you address a duke on down
Jane Austen's World...need I say more?
English Heraldry and Last Name Origin...names can be the biggest stumbling block in creating a character, wouldn't you say?
The Jane Austen Centre...specifically the period recipes page
Brocades, Fragrance, Lace, and Powder...a short synopsis of Regency fashion with many good links to follow
Medieval Era
Wars of the Roses...which is when To Catch a Knight takes place
Wars of the Roses...another site, same name
Henry Tudor...aka, Henry VII
Royal Family History...starring Robert the Bruce, would-be king in The King's Rebel
Map of London 1817...I love to study maps and this one is a comprehensive street-by-street layout of London in the Regency
Language
Victorian Slang Glossary....well really, if you're going to be authentic, you need to know what a Blue Bottle is.
English phrases and their origins...making sure "Absence makes the heart grow fonder" is not a modern expression
Regency Era
Regency Dances...because not all dances allow for a scintillating conversation to take place
Jessamyn's Regency Costume Companion...As the novels I'm currently writing are in the Regency period!
Common Regency Errors...this is a good start to how you address a duke on down
Jane Austen's World...need I say more?
English Heraldry and Last Name Origin...names can be the biggest stumbling block in creating a character, wouldn't you say?
The Jane Austen Centre...specifically the period recipes page
Brocades, Fragrance, Lace, and Powder...a short synopsis of Regency fashion with many good links to follow
Medieval Era
Wars of the Roses...which is when To Catch a Knight takes place
Wars of the Roses...another site, same name
Henry Tudor...aka, Henry VII
Royal Family History...starring Robert the Bruce, would-be king in The King's Rebel