The next major historical event on our Addicted Austenite list is Edward Jenner and his Smallpox vaccine.
May 9, 2021
16 min
This episode explores the historical importance of Mary Wollstonecraft's writing and publishing A Vindication on the Rights of Woman and the parallels we can see in Jane Austen's own writing.
Apr 25, 2021
27 min
This long-overdue episode is about the industrial revolution of the late 17- early 1800s and where we see it in Jane's novels.
Apr 18, 2021
17 min
This episode looks at the French Revolution and how it affected Jane's family.
Mar 21, 2021
21 min
Diving further into the historical context of Jane's novels, this episode looks at the Australian Penal Colony set up in 1788.
Mar 14, 2021
25 min
Continuing important historical events in Jane's life, this episode looks at the voyages of Captain Cook and the 'mysterious' way he died.
Feb 28, 2021
21 min
Starting off our run of important historical events during Jane's lifetime this episode looks at the American Revolution and War of Independence, the latter of which started the year Jane was born. Here is the link to the myths article I mention in the episode if you're curious (I do love a good bit of myth busting): https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/myths-of-the-american-revolution-10941835/
Feb 21, 2021
20 min
This episode looks at whether or not Jane Austen knew some sign language, and what kind of sign language it might have been.
Feb 7, 2021
14 min
This episode looks at the discussion of slavery in Mansfield Park and how much we're able to glean from it about Jane's own feelings about slavery and race issues.
Jan 31, 2021
19 min
This episode looks at how POC are remembered in British history, or more accurately, why they haven't been. This does cover the topic of slavery.
Jan 24, 2021
22 min
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