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AN ACTRESS AND HER PRINCELY SWAIN (swine?)

“Every event of my life has more or less been marked by the progressive evils of a too acute sensibility.”  Mary Darby Robinson, The Memoirs Mary Robinson (nee Darby) was born in 1758, the… more →

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AN ACTRESS AND HER PRINCELY SWAIN (swine?)

authorvictoriavane wrote 11 months ago: “Every event of my life has more or less been marked by the progressive evils of a too acute s … more →

Tags: 18TH CENTURY CUSTOMS,MANNERS, ETIQUETTE, Georgian England, David Garrick, Mary Darby Robinson

MAPPING HISTORY

Emery Lee wrote 1 year ago: I have a secret to reveal –  I LOVE maps. Especially old ones. That is NOT to say that I can n … more →

Tags: 18TH CENTURY CUSTOMS,MANNERS, ETIQUETTE, Author Blog, History

Why I love the Georges by Emery Lee

Emery Lee wrote 2 years ago: COAT OF ARMS of the HOUSE OF HANOVER As a lifetime history buff, I have always held a singular fasci … more →

Tags: 18TH CENTURY ENTERTAINMENT, Author Blog, Georgian England, Horseracing, politics and society, Georgian era, Historical Fiction, History, James Francis Edward Stuart

Ode to the Jacobites by Emery Lee — 1 comment

Emery Lee wrote 2 years ago: THE OLD PRETENDER/ THE OLD CHEVALIER GEORGE I of Great Britain and Elector of Hanover BONNIE PRINCE … more →

Tags: 18TH CENTURY CUSTOMS,MANNERS, ETIQUETTE, Author Blog, Georgian England, politics and society, Battle of Culloden, bonnie prince charlie, Charles Edward Stuart, House of Stuart, http://wordpress.com/tag/English_history/

A PEER'S PRIVILEGE

Emery Lee wrote 2 years ago: Coronets and Nobel Hierarchy THE PRIVILEGES OF A PEER From Admirals to Generals, politicians to Roya … more →

Tags: 18TH CENTURY CUSTOMS,MANNERS, ETIQUETTE, Georgian England, politics and society, Privilege of peerage, Peerage

Ambassador John Adams Meets George III

Emery Lee wrote 2 years ago: To wrap up my series on the Georges, I decided to use this fascinating clip I discovered  on Youtube … more →

Tags: 18TH CENTURY ENTERTAINMENT, American colonies, Author Blog, Georgian England, History, John Adams

THE FOUR GEORGES: PART V — 1 comment

Emery Lee wrote 2 years ago: GEORGE IV: AN INDOLENT ENIGMA George IV, having served intermittently as Prince Regent during his fa … more →

Tags: Georgian England, politics and society, act of settlement 1701, Caroline of Brunswick, George IV of the United Kingdom, Maria Fitzherbert, Prince Regent, Royal Marriages Act 1772, royal pavilion

THE FOUR GEORGES PART IV:

Emery Lee wrote 2 years ago: GEORGE III AND THE FAIR QUAKER: ROMANTIC LEGEND OR BIGAMY?   Born 4 June 1738, George was the eldest … more →

Tags: Georgian England, George III, George III of the United Kingdom, Hannah Lightfoot, Monarchy

THE FOUR GEORGES:PART III

Emery Lee wrote 2 years ago: “THE ‘UN’ GEORGE” http://www.berkshirehistory.com/bios/fredpofw.html FREDERICK LOUIS, Prince of Wale … more →

Tags: Georgian England, England, George III, George III of the United Kingdom, History, Monarchy of the United Kingdom, Prince of Wales, Frederick Prince of Wales

THE FOUR GEORGES: PART II

Emery Lee wrote 2 years ago: An Unfaithful Monarch George II was a man of many mistresses, his beloved Hanover amongst them.      … more →

Tags: Georgian England, politics and society, George II of Great Britain, House of Hanover, Kings and mistresses

THE FOUR GEORGES: PART I — 4 comments

Emery Lee wrote 2 years ago: George I: A King without a Queen GEORGE I of Great Britain, France, and Defender of the Faith A RELU … more →

Tags: Georgian England, House of Hanover, Sophia Dorothea of Celle, Kings and mistresses, British Monarchy, George I

The Gentleman of Gentlemen Lord Chesterfield — 4 comments

Emery Lee wrote 2 years ago: Image via Wikipedia Philip Dormer Stanhop, Lord Chesterfield No single person better exemplifies the … more →

Tags: 18TH CENTURY CUSTOMS,MANNERS, ETIQUETTE, 18TH CENTURY ENTERTAINMENT, Georgian England, Lord Chaesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Gentlemanly Rules of conduct

What was this secret plot at the Lichfield Races all about?

Emery Lee wrote 2 years ago: THE JACOBITE PLOT The term Jacobite referred to the supporters of the deposed House of Stuart (found … more →

Tags: Georgian England, Horseracing, politics and society, THE HIGHEST STAKES, bonnie prince charlie, Charles Edward Stuart, George II of Great Britain, Historical Fiction, House of Hanover


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