06 February 2009

on this day...

Feb 5, 1811: After George III was declared insane, the Prince of Wales became Prince Regent of England, and later George IV...

As readers of romance know, this ushered in a time of endless rake dukes and rebel heiresses - in fact, there were so many, that to write about them all, regency romance got its own subgenre...

one more reason to read romance novels...
=)

2 comments:

  1. The Flock blogs are so well-rounded. You give them history and literature, and I give them giant snakes...

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  2. Boo squabling royalty. Hooray Books!

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