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| ~ This page also covers men's fashions (quite extensively; most sites are concerned mostly with women's fashions), and also has a good discussion of some of the fabrics used during that time. Also note the discussion on hairstyles. |
| ~ This page offers links to fashion magazines of the time, complete with fashion plates. Also includes outlines of fashions year-by-year. |
| ~ Gorgeous illustrations from original fashion plates, portraits, as well as photographs of original garments. Scholarly article, but with enough eye candy to make it worthwhile! |
| ~ Interesting article on the legal position of married women during this time. Discusses ownership of money and property after marriage. |
| ~ Excellent page about the types of education that boys and girls received at this time. Also talks about things that would be common knowledge to anyone (i.e., dancing, forms of address for nobility). Definitely check this one out. This is the kind of knowledge that all of our characters would have, regardless of their class or education. |
| ~ Article about the "dandy" or fashionable gentleman. |
| ~ Page discussing what the military was doing at this time. Also discusses current events and politics. |
| ~ Sorry, I couldn't resist adding another page on fashion! I just love looking at all the fashion plates and paintings. |
| ~ Discusses such topics as civility, celibacy, meals, and the working class. Also check out some of the other links on the top of this page. |
| ~ Rules of etiquette for both men and women. |
| ~ Amusing list of lamentations about the "miseries of life". Oh, the hardships that people had to endure during this time.... ;) |
| ~ Places that we've all read about, such as Bath, London, and Gretna Green. Pictures of the Pump Room and Assembly Rooms at Bath. |
| ~ Accessories that a fashionable gentleman wouldn't leave home without. |
| ~ Explanation of all those card games that Jane's characters played. |
| ~ Castles, cottages, and houses across England. Also pictures of popular vacationing spots, such as Bath and Brighton. |
| ~ Closer view of London during this time. Includes parks, gardens, hotels, theatres, and jails, as well as notable merchants. Also includes a map of London 1827 (a little later than Jane Austen, but fairly close to the London of her time). |
| ~ Number of barons and earls in England at this time, as well as correct forms of address for all. |