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If I had a time machine, going back to the early 1800s to attend a Regency ball would be high on my list of priorities. In every one of Jane Austen’s 6 published novels, and in books and tv shows set in Jane Austen’s universe (hello Bridgerton), balls are places to dance, flirt and gossip. In real life, Jane enjoyed all three at informal gatherings amongst her Steventon neighbours (read more about the Lloyds and Lefroys here ). The families of local squires and clergy would g

Jane Austen spent the first 25 years of life in Steventon, a sleepy Hampshire village with a manor house for the local squire, a Rectory...

A few weeks ago I was very lucky to get a preview of the new Jane Austen exhibition inside 8 College Street, Winchester (one of the perks...