A Visitor's Guide to Jane Austen's England

Sue Wilkes' guide to daily life in the world which Jane Austen and her friends knew.

Friday, 11 April 2025

Jane Austen's 250th Birthday - More Updates

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Here's a couple more events to add to your Jane Austen bicentenary calendar! Harewood House (Leeds) will host a new exhibition, 'Au...
Monday, 27 January 2025

Miss Austen - A New BBC Drama

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Jane Austen fans are in for a treat as her bicentenary year  kicks off with a new BBC/Masterpiece drama, 'Miss Austen' , which is ba...
Tuesday, 31 December 2024

January Fashions

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  Happy New Year!  This is what a fashionably dressed young lady would be wearing for her London exploits in January 1809.  Description in t...
Tuesday, 10 December 2024

Jane Austen's 250th Birthday - More Updates

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Next week (16 December) will be Jane's Austen's 249th birthday, and I have some more updates regarding her 250th birthday next year....
Tuesday, 26 November 2024

Jane Austen 250th birthday - update

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  Here's an exciting update for you! Jane Austen's House Museum is hosting a special Pride and Prejudice  festival during the last ...
Tuesday, 25 June 2024

Jane Austen's 250th Birthday

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 Jane Austen fans are already looking forward to a very special anniversary! 16 December 2025 will be the 250th anniversary of Jane's bi...
Tuesday, 23 April 2024

Byron Bicentenary

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Sail over to my  history blog  for my  blog post  on the bicentenary of Lord Byron's death. Images: Frontispiece, and illustration of ...
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Sue Wilkes
I'm the author of several social history books and family history guides. My new book, Young Workers of the Industrial Age, for Pen and Sword, is out now. I'm a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. I write for adults and children. I like toast, crisp clear autumn mornings, and haunting secondhand bookshops. Je suis Européenne.
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