Regency-Era Money

As a reader of over 400 regency romance novels, I have seen some authors give their richest characters over 100,000 pounds. However, I have also seen authors say their lady with a dowery of 12,000 pounds and say she is the most wealthy lady in the ton. Wealth varies drastically from author to author and book to book in the historical romantic fiction genre. If you are interested in learning more about the value of a pound in Regency-era England, then keep reading.