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Not Just Regency Romances: On The Napoleonic Wars and the Advent of High Tech Weapons

Not Just Regency Romances: On The Napoleonic Wars and the Advent of High Tech Weapons

"[A] number of our most frightening modern weapons had their beginnings in the Regency!"

By Andrea Penrose | September 28, 2022

High-Tech Skullduggery in the Regency Era

High-Tech Skullduggery in the Regency Era

A historical mystery writer considers intrigue, patent wars, and corporate espionage at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution.

By Andrea Penrose | October 14, 2021

Six Women Who Helped Define the Regency Era—And Our Conceptions of Modernity

Six Women Who Helped Define the Regency Era—And Our Conceptions of Modernity

On Mary Shelley, Ada Lovelace, Jane Austen, and other strong-willed women from the early 19th century.

By Andrea Penrose | September 30, 2019

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