1795-1825 and the styles that represent it, came to be known by the English as “Regency”, by the French as “Empire” and by Americans as “Federal”.

1877 Book of Etiquette - Contains rules of dress for all occasions. Information on all aspects of everyday life including everyday type maladys.

1882 Book of Etiquette - Contains rules on behavior in all circumstances, and how to dress for any occasion.

1899 Hair Care Book

1902 - 1923 Vintage Clothes and shoes

1911 The Manual on Hairdressing

1921 Book of Etiquette - Includes 11 chapters from a 1921 Etiquette book set. There is also an appendix containing foreign words in frequent social usage.

1922 Harmony of Dress - Color combinations, and colors that may or may not be worn by different types of women.

1804 A Year in Fashion - Paris Fashions Ladies Magazine. The following are eight of twelve fashion plates from Ladies Magazine 1804. All of the plates represent Parisian fashions. This publication was from Europe.

19th-CENTURY ART- Dept of Art History, Sweet Briar College, Virginia.

Addressing Royality -" Addressing the Duke and Inheriting his Loot" workshop.

Alchemy Lab - Alchemy resources for the writer or would-be practitioner.

Ancient Egypt site

Anthro.net - Anthropology on the World Wide Web. Find links and references for anthropology, archaeology, history, linguistics, psychology, sociology and other social sciences. The Anthro.Net database contains thousands of reviewed web sites and bibliographic references.

Antique & Vintage Dress Gallery - Wonderful original antique and vintage clothing for sale from the 1800's through today.

Art History - Resources on the web.

Aztec culture

Aztec web - Nahuatl section of The Azteca Web Page

BBC - History - Timeline

British Biography

British History

British history - Tudors

Colonial America

Correct Forms of Address

Costume Gallery's Research Library - 1800 - 1920's.

Costume Site Search Engine - Costume information and Images.

Deb's Historical Research Page

DoHistory.org - Study of an 18th century midwife.

Echo's Research Center - History of science, technology, and industry. Browse the database of over 5,000 sites by topic, time period, publisher or content.

Eighteenth Century Rocco clothing

Esoterica: The Journal of Esoteric Studies - Renaissance magic by Wouter Henegraaff. Gnosticism and Hermeticism to alchemy, magic, Christian mysticism, Kabbala, Freemasonry, and other secret or semi-secret societies.

Fool Lover's Glossary

Gifts for historical writers:

Georgian Era Books

Georgian, Regency & Victorian Research

Hair and Hat Sketches History from 1800-1840 - Hairstyles, like dress fashions, often change gradually, moving slowly from one line to another.. These are are some drawings of hair styles, hats and bonnets between the Regency and Romantic fashion history eras of 1800 and 1835.

Historical Cheat Sheet

Historical Costumer

Historical Romance Writers.com - browse by time period then read to find books you're looking for..

Historic figures.

HistoryChannel.com & AandE.com - Search for historical topic, videos & books, related links.

History of Great Britain - Articles.

HistoryTravel.com - Offers travel services to the historically minded as well as lists of U.S. historical events, Renaissance fairs, battle re-enactments, and local festivals, and links.

History Travel Tours & Outings

HyperHistory Online - Over 2000 files covering 3000 years of world history. Timelines for major civilizations.

Index of Resources for History

Indians of North America

Inside History for kids.

International Costumer's Guild

Internet Ancient History Sourcebook

List of Themed Timelines

Literary Resources on the Net - Find research information for any period in history.

Making Your Historical Believable by Cynthia Sterling - tells not only about writing historicals, but also about her writing process.

Official web site of the British Monarchy:

Oxford University Press - World's largest publisher of reference works. Find general to scholarly and professional works on most historical topics.

Parthenon Graphics Timelines...Where History Never Gets Old

Reconstructing History - Uncompromising excellence in historical clothing and accoutrements.

Renaissance Art in Northern Europe & Spain - General, 15th & 16th century.

Renaissance Tailor - Meticulous research and high quaility craftsmanship by award winning costume designer/creator. Catering specifically to the discriminating SCA, LARP, or Ren Faire enthusiast as well those seeking a truly one-of-a-kind costume for Halloween or other special events.

Research Book No Historical Author Should Be Without

Rita Hestand's Historical Research

The Costume Page - period clothing.

The Corset and the Crinoline - 1868 edition of the British book. One of the favorite books for historic fashions. This book has ten chapters. Today we have all but two chapters online in their entirety. Please check back for the final chapters.

The Romantic Era: 1825-1845 Fashion History - The Peak of the Romantic Era 1825-1835. The neo-Gothic influence in fashion history dress fashions was at its peak during the Romantic Era between 1825 and 1835. The romantic spirit in fashionable dress lasted until the late 1840s.

Timelines of History - Research links.

When Men Were Men and Women Were Everything - Writing historical romances.

Women and Labor - The history of women working outside the home.

 

BOOKS:

English Through The Ages by William Brohaugh - It tells you when the word came into usage.

Cities in the Sea by Nicholas C. Flemming - Exploration of ancient cities beneath the Mediterranean with maps, diagrams & photographs.