Romance Lovers for the Challenge-Impaired discussion

In general, historical romances are romances that take place before WWII. Anything after this is considered “contemporary.” There are many subgenres in this category. With probably the most recognized being Regency (set in England between 1810-1820). I will be posting some more dates for subgenres later.

Please feel free to post your information to share, or even your thoughts about the different historical romance subgenres. Which are your favorites?

I think mine would have to be Medieval and Regency.

Medieval Romances are set mostly between 938-1485.

Tudor Romances are set in England between 1485-1558.

Elizabethan Romances are set in England between 1558-1603- during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (of course).

Georgian Romances are set in England between 1714-1810.

Regency Romances (see first post above)

Victorian Romances are set in England between 1832-1901.

Any examples of medieval romance novels?

Michelle wrote: "Any examples of medieval romance novels?"

The first one that comes to mind is Woodiwiss's classic The Wolf and the Dove.

Wowsers... I just say Historical Romance.. So much easier. lol. And I like them all, as long as the story isn't based in my time... I'm good.

Here's a link to a regency glossary of terms often seen in historical romance novels that I found on Gaelen Foley's website that I thought others might find interesting, helpful, or just fun. I had no idea what a "demimonde" was, LOL!

http://www.gaelenfoley.com/regency_gl...

is a good old-school example of Tudor-era romance. She even gets it on with Henry the 8th his self (not so bad when imagined with Jonathan Rhys-Meyers ala "The Tudors" in the role lol)

I gotta agree with Shell though, I like them all as long as they're not in my time, though I tend to gravitate toward Regency-era ones, maybe because there are a lot more of them than other eras and they are super easy to find at used stores. I find myself liking the Georgian-era a lot, like Jo Beverly's Malloren series and Eloisa James' Desperate Duchesses series. Medievals round out my top three. I've always had a fascination with that period and castles and all that since I was a kid.

I'm not a huge fan of historicals, but I've found that Roberta Gellis' medieval romances are very good and very well researched. No anachronisms!

Sandra J wrote: "I'm not a huge fan of historicals, but I've found that Roberta Gellis' medieval romances are very good and very well researched. No anachronisms!"

Roberta Gellis is one of my favorite authors and has some serious brains behind her books. I forgot how many degrees she has, but some are in chemistry as well as English. She has been married over sixty years! Talk about a HEA. I have been re-reading some of her books. She doesn't just write romance.

http://www.robertagellis.com/index.html

60 years! Now THAT is a successful marriage!!

My mother was just saying the other day how much she loved reading Roberta Gellis. I'll have to see if I can get a hold of a few of her books.

I really enjoyed Bond Of Blood and The Dragon and the Rose (Henry VII).