Please welcome guest author Virginia Heath for another History Thursday post on food. She’ll parse out all things scone-ish (she’s a Brit, so she knows what she’s talking about). Of course, she writes historical romance. Virginia is also a featured author celebrating the upcoming Royal Wedding on Facebook. More on her book and the Royal Wedding Facebook party to come. But, first…a few words from Virginia Heath on...
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American Royalty — 5 Americans Who’ve Married Up ~ first in a multi-part America’s Princess series by Sonja Rouillard, author of the Romance Readers Guide to Historic London Continuing last week’s fun look at true marrying up romance tales… A recent royaling-up is Her Royal Highness Princess Sarah Zeid, formerly Sarah Butler of Texas. While not poor, neither was she uber-rich as are most...
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American Royalty — 5 Americans Who’ve Married Up ~ first in a multi-part America’s Princess series by Sonja Rouillard, author of the Romance Readers Guide to Historic London I love historical romances and my favorites are about commoners “marrying up.” Even better, if they feature an upstart American. So, you can guess that I’m over the freakin’ moon about the upcoming royal wedding between Prince...
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Follow my blog with Bloglovin This month we’re turning back to the Viking Age with the Jarls, Kings, and Leaders blog series. The first outline I did looked like a Who’s Who of Viking men. And that was my problem. The line-up didn’t feel right. We won’t neglect the men, but I’m not going to start with them. So, we’re starting with the heart and soul of this series. With Viking women. Get cozy and warm because we’re turning...
Read MoreAnd one more thing about those Georgian marriages… Bigamy was a problem in Georgian England. The Marriage Act of 1753, passed into law March 1754, was supposed to put the kibosh on illicit elopements and the trickier problem of bigamy. In pervious centuries, most brides and grooms married in their home parish. A select few married by special license. By the Georgian period (defined by the four King Georges who reigned from...
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(pssst…there’s a surprise ahead!) Georgian England was a place and time of excitement and wonder. Lots of changes going. Lots of money flowing around England. Lots of crime and inventions. But, you know what interests me? The little things about daily life during the period of the four King Georges—not *gasp* the fashions. I know. That’s sacrilege for a historical romance reader since most people want the gorgeous gowns....
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