Jane Austen's World

Inquiring readers, 

In January of this year I published a post regarding podcasts and zoom workshops about Jane Austen. In this post, I am offering a series of YouTube videos, some of which might not last long as a link, so please view them asap.

I’ve seen over 3/4ths of these videos and absolutely adore how they visually explain the era in which Jane Austen lived and her home life. I recommend the books that authors/historians Amanda Vickery and Lucy Worsley wrote on the topics in their video series. (I am a visual learner, so these videos helped me with my understanding of Jane Austen’s World.) The other videos reminded me of the times I visited England.

Amanda Vickery

Amanda Vickery, At Home With the Georgians

At Home With the Georgians, 

S1, E 1 (Episodes 2 + 3 missing). Click here for the link.  https://youtu.be/zbKzGnSypa0 

Lucy Worsley

If Walls Could Talk: The History of the Home

Part 1: https://youtu.be/yrn42rvTlpk  Lucy Worsley explores the Living Room in the history of the home. Episode one of a four part series.

Lucy Worsley, If Walls Could Talk

Part 2: https://youtu.be/NvdWc4WcYXA  Lucy Worsley explores the Bathroom in the history of the home. Episode two of a four part series.

Part 3: https://youtu.be/VK6mwqw0FqQ  Lucy Worsley explores the Bedroom in the history of the home. Episode three of a four part series.

Part 4: https://youtu.be/XtC6X7ylmZE  Lucy Worsley explores the Kitchen in the history of the home. Episode four of a four part series.

Other Jane Austen-Related Videos

Who was the Real Jane Austen? https://youtu.be/tSW4u6uA8Cw  Lucy Worsley explores the different houses in which Jane Austen lived and stayed, to discover just how much they shaped Jane’s life and novels.

Life of Jane Austen – videos by MemorySeekers  Jane Austen had a remarkable life and 250 years on she is regarded as one of the best English Novelists. In this mini-series, we look at her life and visit many of the places she lived or visited during her short life. The videos include:

Queen’s Square, Bath. Walking in the Steps of Jane Austen

Walking in Her Footsteps: From Jane Austen’s birth to her death we have travelled to many of the places we know she lived and visited starting in Steventon her birth village, to the glamorous Georgian City of Bath where fortunes were mixed and unsettling for the 6 years she lived there. We follow her to Southampton where her brother Francis gave her a home, and then back to her beloved Hampshire and Chawton Cottage, her final proper home. Along the way, we tell many stories of Jane Austen that give us a picture of her life, and how the luck of her brother Edward Austen Knight being adopted by the rich Knight family, enabled him to provide a home for Jane and to provide her with inspiration to write in part thanks to Edward and his Chawton House estate. We see her final days in Winchester, follow the route her coffin took to Winchester Cathedral and visit the grave of Jane Austen to complete our final footsteps in her past. Jane Austen was arguably one of the best English novelists of her time we hope our video will give you further insight into her life..https://youtu.be/g8-zx056ek0

Room by Room Tour: Chawton Hampshire. The Jane Austen House and Museum are located in Chawton, Hampshire. Jane Austen lived in this house in the latter part of her life. The Jane Austen House is a fascinating look at the Life of Jane Austen and gives you insight into her days spent here https://youtu.be/NQ9CPE21cm8

Chawton House Hampshire – Home of Jane Austen’s Brother – History and Tour. Chawton House was the home of Jane Austen’s brother, Edward Austen Knight. It’s a fascinating story of how this property has stayed in the Knight family for over 400 years, and how it has such close ties to Jane Austen who visited this property regularly when Edward was in residence. Chawton House is located in the already famous village of Chawton, as it’s where Jane Austen lived in her later life, in a home provided by Edward on the estate. https://youtu.be/x-RHJ8ivIHs

Chawton Cottage, Jane Austen, Chawton

Jane Austen House Museum, Chawton, England. https://youtu.be/y-iFPFYJoK8?t=5  Full Tour. Jane Austen is one of England’s greatest writers, her novels are appreciated around the world  and frequently adapted for film and tv. The Jane Austen House Museum lovingly preserves the house where she spent the last eight years of her life. My film takes you on a full tour around Jane Austen’s cottage.

Georgian/Regency Related Topics

Walks in Sussex, Exploring the Regency Townhouse: Richard Vobes – I am thrilled to be taken on a personal guide tour of the Regency Town House in Brunswick Square in Hove, East Sussex. Paul Couchman, one of the volunteers dedicated to renovating the Georgian terraced house, takes me round on this private excursion of this amazing building.  

Part 1: https://youtu.be/qOavO7awido

Part 2: https://youtu.be/pVJ02gSKJkM 

Getting Dressed – Jane Austen and Cassandra

Getting Dressed: Jane Austen and her Sister Cassandra: Jane Austen and her sister Cassandra Austen help each other to dress in the Regency fashions of 1810. CrowsEyeProductions https://youtu.be/0W36w-PT9ic

Getting Dressed in the 18th Century: Chemise Gown (1780s): A woman gets dressed in an 18th Century ‘Chemise a la Reine’ style gown. Visit this website to learn about and support a project to research and recreate muslin fabrics: CrowsEyeProductions http://bengalmuslin.com/

https://youtu.be/XtRzNWWS1F8