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Downton Abbey: A New Era - JaneAusten.co.uk

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Downton Abbey: A New Era - JaneAusten.co.uk

Downton Abbey: A New Era

If you are into your period dramas, you will have no doubt seen at least some of Julian Fellowes' television series Downton Abbey, which first aired here in the UK back in 2010. You may well have ...

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A New Jane Austen Play Will Be Showing This September!
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A New Jane Austen Play Will Be Showing This September!

This year as part of the Jane Austen Festival in Bath, audiences will be treated to a new and exciting Jane Austen themed play.

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Your Jane Austen-Themed Dating Show Is Here!
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Your Jane Austen-Themed Dating Show Is Here!

This winter, we are set to see a new dating show hit our screens themed around Jane Austen's romance novels and the Regency era more generally. It will quite likely pose some serious competition to...

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Jane and Fringe Theatre and Puppets - JaneAusten.co.uk
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Jane and Fringe Theatre and Puppets

Puppets? In Northanger Abbey? It's more likely than you think.

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Harpist to Publish Jane's Sheet Music - JaneAusten.co.uk
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Harpist to Publish Jane's Sheet Music

Excellent news for harpists and Austen fans - who would have thought?

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The Lizzie Bennet Diaries - Showing Us The Way Forward - JaneAusten.co.uk
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The Lizzie Bennet Diaries - Showing Us The Way Forward

Bernie Su, the man behind the interactive digital adaptations of Emma and Pride and Prejudice (check out Emma Approved and The Lizzie Bennet Diaries to see what we mean) has been speaking recen...

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An Emma Adaptation from ITV - JaneAusten.co.uk
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An Emma Adaptation from ITV

An Emma Adaptation from ITV Production company Tomorrow Studios has teamed up with ITV Studios to produce a new mixed-language, Indian-set adaptation of Emma called Polite Society, which sees ...

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The Cast of Sanditon is Announced - JaneAusten.co.uk
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The Cast of Sanditon is Announced

Following on from the news of a new adaptation of Emma for ITV, is more ITV adaptation news. Details of casting for the upcoming series of Sanditon (which is currently filming at the wonderfully...

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The Origins of Regency Era Christmas Carols - JaneAusten.co.uk
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The Origins of Regency Era Christmas Carols

Many are as popular today as they were 200 years ago.

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The History of Side-Saddles - JaneAusten.co.uk
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The History of Side-Saddles

Miss Crawford's enjoyment of riding was such that she did not know how to leave off.

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British Ballooning - JaneAusten.co.uk
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British Ballooning

Vincent Lunardi and the dawn of European Aeronautics

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Valentine's day: A History - JaneAusten.co.uk
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Valentine's Day: A History

Why do we celebrate Valentine's Day? In this article we explore the history of the holiday.

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