A Young Person's Introduction to Life in Early 19th-Century Britain and Ireland

    The Regency and Romantic periods in Britain, as well as the early Victorian era, saw a great deal of rapid change in fashion and technology.  The period is dominated by the Napoleonic Wars, the abolition of slavery across the British Empire, and the Great Famine, along with major upheavals in religion and the electoral system.

General information
    Dashwood, Ellie. "How to Meet Mr Darcy // Regency Era & Victorian Guide to Introduction Etiquette." YouTube. November 17, 2023.
    Draper, Jenny. "Answering White People's Questions About Slavery: The London History Show." YouTube. March 3, 2021.
    Fummey, Bruce. "Sir Walter Scott Made us Wear Kilts in Scotland." YouTube. May 11, 2021.

Arts and architecture
    Draper, Jenny. "Railings: Suprisingly Interesting." YouTube. April 29, 2024.
    Knowles, Rachel. "The history of the British Museum." Regency History. January 7, 2013.
    Thane, Anna M. "The World at Home: Furniture Fashion in the Romantic Age." Regency Explorer. February 2, 2016.

Economy and trade
    Dashwood, Ellie. "Darcy and Lizzy had a prenup? Jane Austen, Women, Money & Marriage Settlements + Stealing an Heiress." YouTube. December 10, 2021.

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