Historical romances with routine bathing

There's an interesting article (with a terrible, misleading title) over on Jezebel: "The Regency Romance: How Jane Austen (Kinda) Created a New Subgenre". The article has less to do with Austen than Georgette Heyer, and less to do with either than the nature of Regency romance novels—their charms, their flaws, and their enduring popularity. I didn't agree with all of the author's points, but it's still an interesting, thought-provoking read.