Regency History

Shopping In Georgian Britain

Shopping In Georgian Britain

The eighteenth century really marked the start of consumer culture in Britain, with the middle class and their purchase power growing. Now with the...

A Short Look At Teacups In Britain

Tea cups were first introduced in Britain around the time of George IV and were imported from China by the East India Company, who profited hugely ...

A Short History Of The Puzzle

A look into the history of jigsaw puzzles, or as they were first known, 'dissected puzzles'.

Younger Sons in Jane Austen’s England

This guest article is written by Rory Muir - a visiting research fellow at the University of Adelaide and a renowned expert on British history. You...

No. 1, Bath Street and Mary Smith

On Thursday 8 August 1799, Jane Austen’s aunt, Jane Leigh Perrot, visited the Haberdashery Warehouse at Number 1 Bath Street, near or opposite the ...

Make Your Own Virtual Georgian Wig

Before the relatively demure fashions of the Regency period came into Vogue, the Georgian ladies (and gentleman to a lesser degree) reveled in crea...

A Look at Jane Austen And Dawlish

Jane Austen Gives Literary Advice As She Visits Dawlish by Donna Fletcher Crow Young (and experienced) writers are always advised to seek outside...

Proposing Without Proposing

Proposing Without Proposing The tradition of Bachelor's Day - where women can propose to men on February 29th, comes once every four years, an...

The 10 Places All Austen Fans Should Visit

The 10 Places All Austen Fans Should Visit Bustle has recently compiled a list of the top ten places that fans of Jane Austen NEED to go to, a...

Jane Dates in the 21st Century

Jane Dates in the 21st Century Finally this week, at the Jane Austen News we really rather enjoyed this satiri...

Jane Austen Letter Remnants

Jane Austen Letter Remnants When a private US collector paid £16,000 in September 2017 for a book of historical autographs (incl...

Having a Spot of Jane Austen Nuncheon

Jane Austen Nuncheon 10 Weird and Wonderful Things you Probably Don’t Know About her World For more than two hundred years, Jane Austen’s books ...

Historical Knotwork - The Sea Chest Becket

Historical Knotwork - A Naval CV of Sorts This sea chest becket (handle) is exactly the sort which would have been found on the naval chests use...