We have a pair of classes in April and May from Bill Haggart. Bill was named The Beau Monde’s Teacher of the Year (an award recognizing the presenter of the year’s favorite Regency Academe workshop) in 2010, 2015, and 2016, so you won’t want to miss these classes! Class information is listed for both and then his bio follows below.
Regency Weapons
Instructor: Bill Haggart
Active Class Dates: April 3-17, 2020
Cost: TBM Members: $15, Non-Members: $20
To Register: https://thebeaumonde.com/classes/
Registration closes April 6th, 2020
This course will be image heavy.
This will be a two-week class on powder and blade weapons, both military and private, hunting and personal protection. Some of the content will be determined by participant interest.
Black Powder weapons Function
Types of Black Powder weapons
Unique and out of the ordinary weapons
Military and hunting weapons
Bladed weapons
Knives
Swords types
How they were used
Other types of privately used weapons
Women At War
Instructor: Bill Haggart
Active Class Dates: May 01-31, 2020
Cost: TBM Members: $25, Non-Members: $30
To Register: https://thebeaumonde.com/classes/
Registration closes May 4th, 2020
This 4-week course is designed to provide writers with the historical details and evocative stories that can fuel their historical novels, particularly Regency Romances. To accomplish this, each lesson will focus on one class of British women who participated in Napoleonic Wars, examining the general experiences, military regulations governing women’s participation on campaign. There will be a number of period pictures and documents included too.
1. Introduction
2. Officers’ Wives and their stories
3. NCO Wives and their stories
4. Enlisted Men’s Wives and their stories
5. Sutlers and Camp Followers and their stories
6. Spanish and Portuguese Women and their stories
7. In Uniform: Women Posing and fighting as Men and their stories
8. Conclusions, Slang and References
While the focus will be on British women and those who followed the Peninsular and Waterloo armies, the similarities and differences found in other European armies of the time will be explored, particularly the army of England’s enemy, France. Participants are encouraged to ask questions. There is a great deal more information available than can be presented, but answers to questions may target some of that information.
Bill Haggart was an educator for forty years before retiring. He taught high school Social Studies, before becoming an Educational trainer and consultant. For over twenty years, he owned his own training and consultant business, Insights & Innovations.
He has worked with over 180,000 educators nation-wide and 400 school systems. The creator of the Kaleidoscope Profiles, a learning styles inventory, he is also the author of several educational books and articles. This is in addition to his historical articles in various magazines.
A history major in college, he loves all history, particularly the Napoleonic war period and the society of the Regency. He began reading historical romances and traditional Regencies decades ago, and finally decided to write them, after being encouraged by Joy, his partner and heroine for the last forty-two years.
Bill has two terrific sons, Sean and Cory: Sean was an engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratories in Pasadena, CA. The wheels on the Mars Curiosity were designed by him. He is now working on electric airplanes. Cory has his own successful public relations business. They both are models for Bill’s heroes.
Sean and his brilliant wife, Jenn have graced Bill & Joy with two beautiful grandchildren.
Bill has been a member of RWA, a terrific local group, the Sacramento Valley Rose as well as The Beau Monde for more than a decade. Over the years, Bill has had entries place in over a dozen writing contests. His novel, STEALING TIME, will be published in July. He loves talking about history and writing. He has given well-received history workshops and seminars on history and writing with the senses.
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