Author: Cora Lee

Cora Lee is a National Bestselling author of Regency romance. She went on a twelve year expedition through the blackboard jungle as a high school math teacher before publishing Save the Last Dance for Me, the first book in the Maitland Maidens series. She then followed it up with six other novels and novellas ranging from sweet and traditional to spicy and suspenseful. When she’s not walking Rotten Row at the fashionable hour or attending the entertainments of the Season, you might find her participating in Regency Fiction Writers events, wading through her towering TBR pile, or eagerly awaiting the next Marvel movie release. If you’d like to find out more about Cora or her books you can sign up for her newsletter, or connect with her on Facebook, BlueSky, Bookbub, or Goodreads.
Regency, This Week In History

This Week In History: May 11-17

Cora Lee

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May 11, 1812: Prime Minister Spencer Perceval is assassinated by John Bellingham in the lobby of the House of Commons, London.

May 12, 1821: The first big battle of the Greek War of Independence against the Turks occurs in Valtetsi.

May 13, 1787: Captain Arthur Phillip leaves Portsmouth, England with eleven ships full of convicts to establish a penal colony in Australia.

May 14, 1796: Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination.

May 15, 1800: George III survives an assassination attempt by James Hadfield, who is later acquitted by reason of insanity.

May 16, 1770: Fourteen-year-old Marie Antoinette marries fifteen-year-old Louis-Auguste, who later becomes Louis XVI of France.

May 17, 1809: Napoleon orders the annexation of the Papal States to the French Empire.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regency, This Week In History

This Week In History: May 4-10

Cora Lee

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May 4, 1814: Napoleon arrives at Protoferraio on the island of Elba to begin his exile.

May 5, 1821: Napoleon dies in exile on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.

May 6, 1527: Spanish and German forces sack Rome, and event considered by some historians to be the end of the Renaissance.

May 7, 1794: Robespierre introduces the Cult of the Supreme Being  as the new state religion of the First French Republic.

May 8, 1899: The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin opens.

May 9, 1874: The first horse-drawn bus begins operation in Mumbai, traveling two routes.

May 10, 1824: The National Gallery in London opens to the public.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday Favorites

Friday Favorite: Henry VII and Elizabeth of York

Cora Lee

Our Favorite this Friday is a fun one on several different levels. There’s the music: Florence’s powerful voice coupled with the choir and orchestra gives me goosebumps every time I listen to it. There’s the skill that went into making the video itself: a splice between Henry V and Game of Thrones, which have no intersection at all, but you wouldn’t know it based on this finished product. And then there’s the history: no matter your opinion of Henry Tudor, the man was a force to be reckoned with and so (in a quieter way) was Elizabeth of York.

Plus, there’s Tom Hiddleston 😀

All that packed into just four minutes!  Enjoy!

Books, TBR Challenge

Cora’s TBR Challenge Check-In

Cora Lee

We’re a quarter of the way through the year, fellow readers. Are you at least 25% of the way through your TBR Challenge?

I am, though April has been another slow reading month for me. Happily, it’s not because of migraine troubles. I’ve actually been writing a lot more lately, and I don’t tend to read as much when I’m on a writing binge. If I do read during a writing stint, I try to stay away from the time period I’m writing so I don’t inadvertently borrow from someone else’s work (research is one thing, but plagiarism is quite another!). Right now I’m working my way through Edith Pargeter’s The Bloody Field, and enjoying it enormously. When I’m finished, I think I might go back and do Shakespeare’s Henry V again. 🙂

The Bloody FieldIt’s not too late to join in the reading fun! Check out this year’s TBR Challenge page for more details.

Regency, This Week In History

This Week In History: April 27-May 3

Cora Lee

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April 27, 1813: US Troops capture the capital of Upper Canada in the Battle of York (now Toronto).

April 28, 1789: The Mutiny on the Bounty occurs when Lieutenant William Bligh and 18 sailors are set adrift by a rebellious crew.

April 29, 1770: James Cook arrives at and names Botany Bay, Australia.

April 30, 1803: The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million.

May 1, 1786: Opening night of Mozart’s opera The Marriage of Figaro in Vienna, Austria.

May 2, 1808: The people of Madrid rise up in rebellion against French occupation at the beginning of the Peninsular War.

May 3, 1802: Washington, DC is incorporated as a city.