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TOP 10 HISTORY LINKS

MORE GREAT HISTORY LINKS - VARIETY OF TOPICS

British Empire: Nineteeth Century Timeline – large year-by-year chart showing what was happening around the world under a variety topics, such as wars/battles, politics, arts, sciences, etc.

Parlett's Historic Card Games – wondering about the rules of whist, faro, and other games favored by Regency gamblers?

London Newspapers, Political Pamphlets, 1819, Genealogy, Local History – lists Regency era newspapers, where in London they were published, and when they came out (weekly, daily, etc).

Cara King's Web Page – wonderful Regency author offers articles on private life during the Regency.

JASNA Home Page – official homepage of the Jane Austen Society of North America.

The Red Duster – website devoted to the merchant marine service.

How Stuff Works.com - flintlock2.htm - this page will take you to an explanation of flintlock guns, but while you’re there, you can do a search “how stuff works” for an endless range of other topics, too.

Replica Weaponry - this company produces authentic replica guns and swords from a range of historical periods with height and weight and notes on usage, etc.

Regency Taste in … Architecture and Style. The World of Jane Austen Gentlewomen.

Life and Limnings (An Illustrated Biography): Lord Byron's Pages (Byronmania) – bio of poet and ladies’ man Lord Byron, including a portrait of *the* Lady Oxford.

BWWA: 18th- and 19th-Century British Women Writers Association – scholarly group whose aims are to discover and promote the writings of little-known female writers of the 18th-19th centuries, offering thoughts on why women’s writings (such as the romance genre) are routinely trivialized and denigrated by the mainstream, a phenomenon that’s been going on for over 200 years!

The Beau Monde - Regency Set Specialty Chapter of RWA

Candice Hern | Romance Author – critically acclaimed Regency author Candice Hern is an avid collector of Regency-themed antiques and shares detailed pictures of her collections here with explanations of how the items were used.

Emily Hendrickson - The Regency – prestigious Regency author and researcher gives a detailed explanation of the peerage, titles, and rights that went along with them here.

http://www.kalenhughes.com - historical costume expert and writer offering special articles on Regency (as well as Georgian and Victorian) underclothes.

The Regency Plume Newsletter - Outstanding (paper) newsletter on all things Regency. You can purchase all the back-issues as well as old maps of London, etc.

GREAT MUSEUMS AND HISTORIC PLACES TO VISIT

The British Museum - official site

National Portrait Gallery - official website of the National Portrait Gallery (amazing museum) in London, with a searchable online database of portraits of just about any Regency V.I.P. you can think of .

National Trust - official website of the National Trust, nonprofit organization in charge of preserving England’s historic buildings. Searchable online database of properties with thousands of pictures of castles, manor houses, etc.

The Royal College of Surgeons – the official website, fascinating and slightly creepy

Broadcasting House – history of the headquarters of the BBC in London, originally the site of Foley House.

Museum in Docklands – museum dedicated to the history of the London docks and the Thames River Police

Clink Prison - website of one of the few remaining Regency-era prisons in London for debtors and miscreants.

Novel Explorations - Small US-based travel agency run by UK travel expert Patty Suchy specializes in literary-themed and research tours for writers. Superior personalized service. Outstanding Regency-oriented tours (popular with published authors attending as private “civilians”).

Sir John Soane's Museum - home of the quintessential 19th c. gentleman eccentric (architect, collector, thinker).

The Museum of Costume in Bath - magnificent collection of Regency era clothes.

WRITING LINKS

Creative Fiction Writing - is the online resource for new authors wanting to refine their writing skills.They feature free, expert-written articles on the craft of writing fiction, a daily updated blog, and a Short Story Ezine.

http://www.hodrw.com/articles.htm – 165 articles on romance writing

Conflict and Resolution in the Romance Novel – well-done article on a crucial topic

http://www.fictionfactor.com/articles.html - compendium of articles on writing.

http://romance.fictionfactor.com/articles.html - ditto, focus on romance writing (definitely read the ones by the brilliant Dr. Vicki Hinze)

http://www.writewaypro.com/ - If you’re going to purchase special software for novelists, this is all you need. Designed for a successful novelist by her computer-genius husband. Between the two of them, they thought of everything. I use it and love it! Easy to use (I learned it in an afternoon), highly flexible to suit your way of writing, and above all, helps you get your project organized. No more snowfall of post-it notes! Bottom line: WriteWay Pro rocks! Download the free demo and see for yourself. (Also, don’t miss their excellent Writer’s Resources page.)

TOO GOOD TO MISS – ASSORTED RESOURCES

English to French, Italian, and Spanish Dictionary - WordReference.com - online translation tool for words and phrases in a variety of languages (note, literal translations do not always capture idiomatic meanings or connotations in usage)

William Shakespeare Plays

Bartleby.com - extensive online resources, dictionaries, encyclopedias, quotations, etc.

Project Gutenberg – huge collection of hard-to-find historical texts free online. (Check out “Captain Gronow’s Memoirs,” a tell-all from a loquacious Regency dandy who knew everyone, had all the gossip, and was always there when it happened. His memoirs were written later in his life, when the encroaching Victorian age had all but erased the rollicking Regency way of life.)

TOP 2 RELATIONSHIP LINKS - Rated PG

http://www.celebratelove.com/articles.htm

http://loveisgreat.com/ABOUT_LOVE/

OTHER ENLIGHTENING RELATIONSHIP WEBSITES/ARTICLES:


http://www.relationshipjourney.com/relationships.html - assorted articles on building healthy relationships

http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/8-30-2005-75784.asp - “The 7 Unfailing Laws of Happy Relationships,” by Brenda Shoshanna

http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/3-1-2005-66425.asp - “Beyond the Happy Ending,” by Patricia Fason

http://ezinearticles.com/?Attracting-Your-True-Match&id=102439 - “Attracting Your True Match,” by Barbara Rose, PhD.

http://www.usabride.com/wedplan/t_stress.html - Tips on handling wedding stress. Don't be a bridezilla!

JUST FOR FUN / PERSONAL FAVORITES

The Compleat Sean Bean – You can have Brad Pitt, I’ll take Sean.

Food Network.com - GF’s favorite cooking show: “Home Cooking with Paula Deen” (now that’s real food)

Alexandra Stoddard.com/meet.asp - my favorite writer on the art of gracious living in a decidedly ungraceful age

www.klaaskids.org – Learn how you can help stop crimes against children. Founded by Mark Klaas after the abduction and murder of his 12-year-old daughter, Polly.

Bichon Rescue organizations. (We wish they weren’t necessary. Buy dogs from private breeders; pet store dogs come from puppy mills where dogs live in misery and neglect.)

http://www.smallpawsrescue.org/

Mindtools.com - a collection of how-to articles on time management, goal-setting, creativity, success, etc.

Survival IQ - JUST IN CASE you’re ever stranded on a desert
island/jungle/desert/glacier/tundra etc this site can teach you how to survive. Crazy stuff you never knew unless you were perhaps a Navy SEAL or Army Ranger! Also a great resource if you’re throwing your fictional characters into survival situations.

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