Best-selling and acclaimed novelists from Kensington Publishing share intriguing historical facts unearthed during their research, offering readers a glimpse of society, culture and life during their novels’ time periods. Look for more Victoria Vignettes in each issue of the magazine and return here each month for more fascinating historical context!
We Shall See the Sky Sparkling By Susana Aikin
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The Collectors
The Trans-Siberian Railway: The Most Amazing Train Journey on Earth
By Susana Aikin, author of We Shall See the Sky Sparkling
No railway has captured...
The Girl with the Sweetest Secret By Betina Krahn
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The Collectors
By Betina Krahn, author of The Girl with the Sweetest Secret
In the latter part of the nineteenth century, a trend began in England...
The Rigors of Sea Bathing in the Regency Period By...
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“The Rigors of Sea Bathing in the Regency Period”
By Jenna Jaxon, author of What a Widow Wants, The Widows Club Series
Sea bathing became popular during the...
Death Comes to Bath By Catherine Lloyd
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Fashion Plates in Regency England
By Catherine Lloyd, author of Death Comes to Bath of The Kurland St. Mary Mysteries
Even before I started writing the Kurland St. Mary mystery...
The Bride Chooses a Highlander By Adrienne Basso
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Medieval Entertainment
By Adrienne Basso, author of The Bride Chooses a Highlander, The McKennas Series
Writers, myself included, will often romanticize life in medieval Scotland, with tales of picturesque castles,...
The Duke’s Suspicion By Susanna Craig
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Games of Love
By Susanna Craig, Author of The Duke’s Suspicion, A Rogues and Rebels Novel
For many of us, no holiday gathering would be complete without playing games. During the Regency and Victorian eras, when young...
A Lady’s Escape By A.S. Fenichel
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By A.S. Fenichel, Author of A Lady’s Escape
As many of you likely are, I am a huge Jane Austen fan. I dearly wish she had...
Barbarous By Minerva Spencer
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A Few Thoughts About Boxing Day
By Minerva Spencer, Author of Dangerous & Barbarous, The Outcasts Novels
If you enjoy reading historical novels set in Great Britain you might...
More or Less a Temptress by Anna Bradley
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'Tis the Season for Feasting
By Anna Bradley, Author of More or Less a Temptress, The Somerset Sisters Novels
Believe it or not, the holidays are now upon us! If you’re...
The Gold Pawn by L.A. Chandlar
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The Thirties Cocktail: More Than Just a Drink
By L.A. Chandlar, Author of, The Gold Pawn, The Art Deco Mysteries
The 1920s and ‘30s were...
Falling From His Grace by Kristin Vayden
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Gossip, Gambling, and Gaming
By Kristin Vayden, Author of Falling From His Grace
Anyone for Whist? What about Hazard? No? What about Charades? While we are...
Once A Scoundrel By Mary Jo Putney
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The Mating Game
By Mary Jo Putney, Author of Once A Scoundrel
Finding a good mate has never been easy!
While the modern view is that...
The Heiress He’s Been Waiting For by Kaitlin O’Riley
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Letters in the Victorian Era
By Kaitlin O’Riley, Author of The Heiress He’s Been Waiting For
In our current, fast-paced world of emailing and texting and...
London’s Wicked Affair by Anabelle Bryant
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All Tied Up in the Regency
By Anabelle Bryant, Author of London’s Wicked Affair
Corsets and tightly laced stays were the expected undergarment of the aristocracy...
The English Garden by Jane Goodger
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The English Garden
By Jane Goodger, Author of Diamond in the Rough
The English garden was an important part of life, but at no time was its...
Women in Brewing by Sally MacKenzie
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Women in Brewing
By Sally MacKenzie, Author of What Ales The Earl
Today, home brewing is a popular, male-dominated hobby, but once upon a time—in the...
The Singular Mr. Sinclair by Mia Marlowe
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The Grand Tour
By Mia Marlowe, Author of The Singular Mr. Sinclair
“A man who has not been in Italy is always conscious of an inferiority,...
A Lady’s Guide to Passion and Property by Kate Moore
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Husband Hunting in India
By Kate Moore, Author of A Lady’s Guide to Passion and Property, Book 2 in the Husband Hunter Series
“No woman ever reaches...