​References

These are some excellent book references that I’ve used while researching for my novels:

• "Romance Readers Guide to Historic London" by Sonja Rouillard, forward by Sabrina Jeffries
• "The Writer's Guide to Everyday life in Regency and Victorian England from 1811-1901" by Kristine hughes
• "Black London, Life before Emancipation" - by Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina​
• “Georgette Heyer’s Regency World” - by Jennifer Kloester
• “Colonial Fashion of the Georgian Era” - Edited by SB Jeffrey from High Quality Wikipedia Articles
• “An Elegant Madness - High Society in Regency England” - By Venetia Murray
• The Mammoth Book of “Soldiers at War” - Firsthand accounts of warfare from the age of Napoleon - Edited by Jon E. Lewis
• “The First Total War” - By David A. Bell
• “Georgian Jewellery 1714-1830” - By Ginny Redington Dawes with Olivia Collings
• "HMS Trincomalee 1817 Frigate" - By Wyn Davies and Max Mudie
• "British Frigate vs French Frigate" 1793-1814 - By Mark Lardas
• "The Emotional Wound Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Psychological Trauma" - By Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi
• "The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression" - by Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi
• "Naughty Words For Nice Writers, A Romance Novel Thesaurus" - by Cara Bristol
• "Georgian & Regency Houses Explained" - by Trevor Yorke
• "Fanny Hill, or, Memoires of a Woman of Pleasure" - by John Cleland
• "Invisible Agents" - by Nadine Akkerman
• (Not a Regency reference, but a good book for readers/writers of Victorian fiction) "Unmentionable, The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners" - by Therese Oneill
• "Walking Jane Austen's London, A Tour Guide for the Modern Traveller" - by Louise Allen

These are some links to resources I’ve used while researching for my novels:


The Regency:

• Jane Austen’s World: http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/
• Regency Library.com: http://www.regencylibrary.com/Content.htm
• British Regency - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Regency

Clothing & Accessories:

• Regency Shopping: It's a Man's World: http://hibiscus-sinensis.com/regency/tailors.htm
• 1795-1820 in Fashion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1795–1820_in_fashion
• Regency Fashion Glossary - http://romancereaderatheart2.com/regency/timeline/index.html
• Jean McClelland: Cut-Steel Jewelry Flourished in Georgian Period: http://www.herald-dispatch.com/features_entertainment/jean-mcclelland-cut-steel-jewelry-flourished-in-georgian-period/article_d873e21a-0ef1-5e3a-801d-2cdac492b730.html
• ​Regency Fragrances - http://historicalhussies.blogspot.com/2011/04/regency-fragrancesand-what-does-she.html​
• Pirate and Privateer Clothing - General History - Introduction -  http://bbprivateer.ca/?q=book/export/html/7

Historic London (Geography, Firefighting, Smugglers, Theatre, etc.):

• History of Fire Fighting: https://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/tag/history-of-fire-fighting/
• Seven Dials, London: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Dials,_London
• St. Giles, London: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Giles,_London
• Theatre Royal/Drury Lane: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_Royal,_Drury_Lane
• 9 Maps That Reveal London's Secret History: http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/09/world/gallery/london-maps/index.html?hpt=hp_c4
• London's Lost Streets: Brothels, Taverns, and Dick Whittington: https://thestreetnames.wordpress.com/2015/04/16/londons-lost-streets-brothels-taverns-and-dick-whittington/
• Regency History: Regency History's Guide to Alack's Assembly Rooms: http://www.regencyhistory.net/2011/10/almacks-assemby-rooms.html
• Bow Street Runners: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_Street_Runners
• Georgian Britain: The British Library: http://www.bl.uk/georgian-britain
• The Menagerie in the Regency (era): https://vanessariley.com/blog/2013/03/27/lions-tigers-and-bears-oh-my-the-menagerie-in-the-regency/
  

Doctoring:

• Herbal Medicine Used in the Regency Period: https://reginajeffers.blog/2016/01/27/research-and-getting-it-right-herbal-medicine-used-in-regency-period/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=postplanner&utm_source=facebook.com
• Doctors in the Regency Era: http://thebeaumonde.com/doctors-in-the-regency-by-alicia-rasley/
• ​The History of CPR: http://cpr.heart.org/AHAECC/CPRAndECC/AboutCPRFirstAid/HistoryofCPR/UCM_475751_History-of-CPR.jsp
• The Georgian and Regency Home Medicine Kit: https://penandpension.com/2016/11/09/the-georgian-and-regency-home-medicine-chest/?fbclid=IwAR04kniP4zxzGeMlcnyX9PkEjSyoRQVrKCW4jT3BO3N_rMbSneytd0fvA0o

Food:

• Regency Recipes - Jane Austen Centre: https://janeausten.co.uk/blogs/desserts, or: https://janeausten.co.uk/blogs/main-dishes, or: https://janeausten.co.uk/blogs/snacks-and-sides
• Georgians/Regency - Food Facts - History Cookbook: http://cookit.e2bn.org/historycookbook/34-344-georgians-regency-Food-facts.html
• British Herbs: http://www.bhta.org.uk

The War/Army/Navy:

• Timeline of the Napoleonic era - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Napoleonic_era
• Ranks - British Army Website: http://www.army.mod.uk/structure/23155.aspx

Sailing:

• Brethren of the Coast: Sea Shanties and Sea Songs: http://brethrencoast.com/Sea_Shanties.html
• The Pirate King: History of Sea Shanties: http://www.thepirateking.com/music/shanty_types.htm
• Shady Isle Pirate Society: Sea Song and Chanty History: http://bbprivateer.ca/?q=shanty
• UK Magic - Traditional Folk Songs Christmas Songs and Hymns: Traditional Songs from England: http://www.ukmagic.co.uk/songs_england.htm
• Folk Music of England: http://www.contemplator.com/england/

Music:

• Eighteenth Century English Music: http://rslade.co.uk
• Brethren of the Coast: Sea Shanties and Sea Songs: http://brethrencoast.com/Sea_Shanties.html
• The Pirate King: History of Sea Shanties: http://www.thepirateking.com/music/shanty_types.htm
• Shady Isle Pirate Society: Sea Song and Chanty History: http://bbprivateer.ca/?q=shanty
• UK Magic - Traditional Folk Songs Christmas Songs and Hymns: Traditional Songs from England: http://www.ukmagic.co.uk/songs_england.htm
• Folk Music of England: http://www.contemplator.com/england/

Hobbies (Botany, Fencing, etc.):

• County Flowers of the United Kingdom: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_flowers_of_the_United_Kingdom
• Fencing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fencing
• Playing Cards in Jane Austen's England: https://reginajeffers.blog/2020/08/24/playing-cards-in-jane-austens-england-pleasant-pastime-as-well-as-gambling/

In The Home (and On The Streets):

• Personal Hygiene: https://sharonlathanauthor.com/regency-era-personal-hygiene/
  • ​Soap in the Regency: https://regencyredingote.wordpress.com/2010/04/23/soap-in-the-regency-bar-or-barrel/
• Lady's Maid and Her Duties in the Georgian and Regency Era: http://www.geriwalton.com/index.php/2014/09/ladys-maid-and-her-duties-in-georgian/
• A Flask of Regency Liquor: http://wordwenches.typepad.com/word_wenches/2012/05/flask-of-regency-liquor.html
• Transportation in the 19th Century: http://www.literary-liaisons.com/article033.html

Spying:

• Cryptography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptography
• Secrets and Scandal: 5 Super Spies in the Georgian Era: http://www.whizzpast.com/secrets-scandal-5-super-spies-georgian-era/

Other: 

• Smuggler's Britain: http://www.smuggling.co.uk/history.html
• Glossary of Scottish Slang: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary_of_Scottish_slang_and_jargon
• ​Shakespeare Lives in Science: Poisons, Potions, and Drugs: https://www.shakespearelives.org/poisons-potions/
• (Not a Regency-era reference, but one gratefully provided by some young writers) Fashion and Courtship in The Victorian Era: http://www.fragrancex.com/fragrance-information/fashion-and-courtship-in-the-victorian-era.html