Love & Marriage Talk Photos

A few photos from Sunday's 'Love & Marriage in the Age of Austen' Talk

Common Parlour & 'Mrs Leach' at the 'Antiquarian Academy', all set for the 'Love & Marriage in the Age of Austen' Talk

                                                           'Mrs Leach's' 1790s gown  

Regency Era Love & Marriage - Follow-on Session & Digital 'Course'

'Love & Marriage in the Age of Austen' Digital 'Course'

As I mentioned at Sunday's talk, I have amassed quite a lot of material on the topic, so intend to develop a digital 'course' on the subject, to allow anyone interested to consider the subject at their leisure.

This will provide more in-depth information, sources (& opportunities to take a closer look at these), & discussion - including

• the 'course' book that I've nearly finished on the topic; 
• probably a series of audio talks - and possibly a short audio tour;
• a selection of relevant sources (copies of texts & illustrations) 
• maybe a quiz or two. 

As I've lots of other work in progress, at this point I'm unsure when this will be available, but I'll try to release it in time for Valentine's Day, if not before.

'Romantic Relics & Amorous Artefacts in the Age of Austen'

To celebrate Valentine's Day, I'm planning to provide another session (in early / mid February 2019) on Love in the 'Age of Austen'  (working title: 'Relics & Amorous Artefacts in the Age of Austen'), to complement the Love & Marriage talk I gave on Sunday. 

There will be some cross-over with the last session, so that I may provide a stand-alone talk; but I'll also provide additional material. As the lovely ladies that came along the other day belonged to a book group, I focused more on Jane Austen's novels than on material culture. For the next love & marriage session I intend to take a closer look at material remains (and provide prints, newspaper articles, ballads, etc. again - with more time to explore these vibrant sources). 

Participants will have opportunities to handle and consider a wider range of artefacts, and examine other material traces of love in the past (integrating studies of burials, landscapes, housing, etc.). This will include more data from my on-going research on local love, marriage, and married life.

I shall provide more information closer to the time.

Love & Marriage Talk

It was great to meet such a lovely group of ladies at yesterday's talk on Love & Marriage in the 'Age of Austen' - Thanks again for coming along!

For those who attended: I'm looking into ways of uploading the documents I spoke of - which I'll hopefully be able to arragne tonight or tomorrow.

I've established a closed Facebook group, through which I hope to share occasional documents & other material / info.: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Antiquarian.Academy.Scholars/

 - the group is closed, so just ask if you'd like to join, letting me know which event you attended.

(But if you've been to a talk & would rather receive these by email, just let me know)

Hope to see you again!

Photos to follow!

2018 Event Dates Changes

Please note: the event that was provisionally proposed for 20 or 27 May has been rescheduled for June - more details can be found on the updated events page here: http://mrsleachsantiquarianacademy.blogspot.co.uk/

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Mrs. Leach's Academy: Forthcoming Events 2018

The following represents an updated provisional list of dates and times, and prospective topics; more details will be posted nearer the scheduled dates (please not: entry to these event is by pre-purchased ticket only - except the HoD, which is free entry: confirmed booking is essential - see the bottom of the page for more information; tickets are usually made available about a month prior to events, until about 3 days before).

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'A Manoeuvring Business...' Love and Marriage in the 'Age of Austen' Talk

Sunday 24 June, 2018, 7-8.30 pm, Derby

Many adore the romances of Jane Austen’s novels, but how did people actually experience love and marriage in the late 1700s and early 1800s? Join Georgian lady Mrs. Leach to explore these issues, through material remains and other historical evidence from Derby and beyond, and celebrate the Royal Wedding by discovering courtship customs and wedding traditions in the past.

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Age of Austen Time 'Tec Taster Tournament

Sunday 16 September (Heritage Open Days: now confirmed), Derby. (Free entry by pre-booked tickets.)

Can you solve a Regency history mystery?! Apply skills of deduction, and adopt archaeological approaches, to investigate and interpret evidence – an ‘Austen Age’ award awaits the winning Time ‘Tec!

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True Tales from the Grave Halloween History Talk: Death and Burial in the 'Age of Austen'

Friday 2 November, 2018, 6.45-8.15 pm, Derby

Join Georgian lady antiquarian Mrs. Leach to discover funerary and mortuary customs and beliefs of the late 1700s and early 1800s, in Derby and beyond.

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Christmastide in the ‘Age of Austen’ Talk: Regency Revels, Georgian Gambols and Festive Fare

Sunday 16 December, 6.45 - 8.15 pm, Derby

 Join Georgian lady antiquary Mrs. Leach to discover Christmas customs, traditions, & pastimes of the late 1700s & early 1800s; revive Regency revelries, rituals, & recipes for this feast of festive fun and games - and if you like, come along in period costume!

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The time allotted for events may include discussions, exhibits, and quizzes, etc., following talks and other presentations.

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