We think we are familiar with the lives of regency women from screen adaptions of Jane Austen's works and other romantic novels. But what was life really like for middle-class women during this important period in history?
In this day school, four expert speakers will consider aspects of middle class women’s lives in Jane Austen’s England: the books they read, the objects they consumed, their domestic accomplishments such as embroidery and other textile crafts, and their involvement with the outside world via the law. At the end of the day school attendees will be able to judge for themselves how close the Regency period as depicted on TV and cinema is to the social history, materiality and actuality of women’s lives during this period.
Please note: this event will close to enrolments at 23:59 GMT on 25 February 2026.