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/
Vic, I can vouch for Lucy Worsley’s “If Walls Could Talk” series – I really thought it was interesting and well produced (as are all her docs). And thanks for the other suggestions to check out…YouTube has a wealth of good stuff if you know where to look!
Lynne, I so totally agree. Anything Lucy Worsley is worth watching and reading. She is a fount of knowledge about British history and the aristocracy.
Some great resources Vic. Amanda Vickery is my favourite. She is Professor in Early Modern History at Queen Mary University of London. She is a very charismatic talker and presenter of this series of programmes about, “Behind Closed Doors At Home in Georgian England.” She had me totally hooked within minutes of the opening programme of this series.
Lucy Worsley is The Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces. That means she is in charge of the curation and presentation to the public of Hampton Court Palace, The Tower of London, Kensington Palace, Banqueting House and Kew Palace. She has created TV programmes about all of them. Jane Austen is a side line for her but she does it very well. Also, like Amanda Vickery she is charismatic , a great presenter and definitely has a twinkle in her eye. Amanda VIckery is the best though. I have a soft spot for Amanda. Ha! Ha!
Tony, Amanda Vickery’s books, articles, and her videos of At Home with the Georgians are fabulous. I use her book as a source, for she also lists an extensive bibliography that is so useful in researching original sources. Glad to know that you adore her as much as I do.
Thanks for these resources. Like many fans of Jane Austen, I can’t get enough of these historical explainers. Love Lucy Worsley and also the Georgians series. Just finished A Stitch in Time on Amazon prime, which didn’t light specifically on this time period in fashion but showed lots of the challenges early tailors were up against in eras when clothes were not cheap and disposable.
Hi andypop?
I love providing resources for busy people who love Austen and the Regency era, and am happy to be of service to you. I’ve now watched all the videos (again) and feel as if I’ve taken touring groups around England. It’s in my bucket list: To visit England again and see all these sights in person (many of which I’ve seen only once.)
Sounds like a wonderful trip! May the caprice of COVID allow such a trip post-haste! (Just trying to sprinkle my language with a few antiquated terms 😊)Really enjoy your insights, especially to get the historical perspective, for English Majors like me! BTW my real name is Andrea.
I was an English minor, Andrea, and fell in love with 18th-20th c. writing. V
No offense intended, Vic. My humble state school education does not amount to a hill of beans, despite a few amazing professors. 😊Jane Austen and her contemporaries did get me through a few pregnancies later in life though, and has proved surprisingly prescient and insightful regarding the vagaries of domestic life vs career. I just find adding a little history to the mix makes reading these authors a much richer experience.
I have always been fascinated with history and these bring it to life. Thank you for sharing.
denise
Denise, I am a visual person. Reading about history brings me only so far – seeing is bringing Austen’s world to life and helping me understand that era. Actually, touch, sound, and smell help as well, since I am a kinesthetic learner. Full surround!! But, the sounds and smells of the past have all but disappeared. Sir John Soane’s Museum in London is on my bucket list!