Women in History
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Celebrating Jane Austen 250
This week, on 16th December, we reached the milestone of Jane Austen’s 250th birthday. Austen is a phenomenon, as well as a person. It never ceases to amaze me when I sit and think about how the clever, witty and profound words from one woman’s pen have created a worldwide community of people who love, read more
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The Little Historians Magazine | Life of Jane Austen Documentary
I’m back with more exciting Jane Austen-related news! In Austen’s big year, I am so thrilled to have a part in a few things going on, and this is one of them. In autumn last year, I went into Bath and did some filming at the Jane Austen Centre with the lovely Rosie and Katie read more
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New Podcast | HistoryExtra, “Jane Austen: Life of the Week”
Hello and happy February! This year is already shaping up to be a true Jane Austen year, and I’ve been celebrating by having a wonderful conversation with Emily Briffett at BBC HistoryExtra about the life of my favourite author/woman in history, which is out today wherever you listen to your podcasts! I hope that you read more
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Discover Jane Austen’s London with a Historic Walking Tour (with me!)
Happy Friday and I hope you are having a wonderful new year! I am really excited to share a project I’ve been working on for a little while – that has perfect timing to celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday this year. I’d like to invite you to come and discover Jane Austen’s London with a read more
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New Podcast | Past Matters, “The Queen of the Bluestockings”
Hello! I recently had a wonderful chat with the lovely Ploy Radford of the Past Matters Podcast about one of my favourite eighteenth century women, Elizabeth Montagu. Montagu was the so-called Queen of the Bluestocking Circle, a group of intellectuals – both men and women! – who often met in her London home. You can read more
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Unique pets in the Eighteenth-Century
I recently stumbled across this beautiful portrait in the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Once I got past the beautiful fabrics and luxurious pearls (they always pull me in) – there was something else that struck me… The squirrel. I wondered if it was a symbol of something, but it turns out that actually, it wasn’t. read more
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Madame Clicquot, the Grand Dame of Champagne
This weekend sees the release of Widow Clicquot, a film celebrating the life and achievements of the Grande Dame of Champagne, who became the first female owner of a champagne house and an incredibly astute businesswoman. Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin was born in 1777 into a wealthy family, with a father who was also a businessman. He read more
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Marie-Antoinette’s biggest fan: Empress Eugénie
Fewer women have captured cultural imagination like Marie-Antoinette. Her fascination endures today, and it did so almost immediately after her death in the French revolution. And one of her biggest fans, who sat at the helm of cult-like adoration for who they saw as a martyr queen, was Empress Eugénie. Empress Eugénie was born in read more
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What women read in the 18th & early 19th centuries
To celebrate – finally! – the release of the second half of season 3 of Bridgerton, in which I’m hoping our lovely heroine Penelope Featherington gets her happy ending, let’s talk about one of Penelope’s favourite activities: reading. Her mother makes her pretend in front of Lord Debling that she doesn’t understand the book she read more
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A Guide to Jane Austen’s England for BBC History Revealed
Hello everyone, happy September! September always feels like a nice new beginning for the year even though it has been many years since I’ve actually been going back to school or university, so I relish this month every year. It’s been a busy summer travelling and working, and I’m excited for some interesting stories and read more
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Dr. Lizzie Rogers 