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Robyn Atcheson, BA, MA, PhD

Fee £25.00 (concession rate £20.00) - fee will amend when you select the appropriate fee rate below.

Autumn 2025

Half-day session on Saturday 15 November, 10.00 am to 1.00 pm

2025 marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen.Her works and their adaptations give a glimpse into Regency society and the conventions of love and courtship.This half-day workshop delves into the history of love, marriage and sex in this period in England.It will place classics like Pride and Prejudice and more recent hits like Bridgerton into their historical context.Through looking at contemporary sources, the class will discover the reality of courting, elopements, seductions, marriages and even what happened “between the sheets”.We will also look at why the Austen concept of romance and marriage still endures and how her legacy continues centuries later.

This class will take place on QUB campus

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