An interview with Regency author Valerie Holmes
Today I am welcoming Valerie Holmes to my blog for a Q & A. Valerie creates Regency romance with a difference, featuring spies, adventure...
The fascination and process of using the amnesia trope
A quick search on Amazon for “amnesia historical romance” produces over 300 results. If you cut out the historical and go for “amnesia...
The Butler – A Personification of Englishness
In the nether regions of any aristocratic household, be it Carson of Downton Abbey or Hudson of Upstairs Downstairs, the Butler reigned...
You can’t go there or do that if you’re a lady
Contrary to our ideas of what is acceptable, restrictions on Regency ladies were, on the whole, for their protection. We consider crowds...
Who is going to empty the chamber pot?
Life below stairs was no picnic in the Georgian and Regency era. Up with the lark, your average servant toiled throughout the day with...
How does the female detective cope in the Georgian and Regency world?
The short answer is, she can’t, not on her own. Ottilia’s status as a lady of the genteel classes precludes her presence in a great many...
